AI 'reality show' apes survival series - with a twist

Here's the 1'30" trailer for what's billed as the world's first AI reality show, created by AiMation Studios. The polar bear looks bored - what do you think of it? How much enthusiasm can we drum up for characters we know don't exist? How is that any different from regular murder shows, justified as entertainment because 'it's just a story'? It may spark fresh thoughts around the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, or it may just look like sophisticated animation that could sink without trace like any other show. But here's the twist: although each AI character has a full psychological background developed by the writers, in the 'reality show' "they are actually going to kill each other, or die trying, and the writers don’t know who, or how, or where this will happen" (https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2025/12/07/ai-characters-fight-to-the-death-in-microstreamer-non-player-combat/). Production studios could be licking their lips at the dramatically reduced cost of turning out AI series as opposed to ones using humans, while actors and other crew members in the entertainment business will be wincing. All hangs on the public response. In the broader context, the notion of AI units taking decisions independently once the framework has been set in motion may strike a chill into the hearts of those who want Humanity to survive the AI revolution in healthy, happy shape. Are we coming up with great new ways to entertain ourselves, or killing off the very essence of life?

Keywords: AiMation Studios NON PLAYER COMBAT, AI reality series, artificial intelligence 2025, AI generated content, AI entertainment