PNN presents a 24/7 AI-generated parody news channel

Summary

PNN, or Pixel News Network, is presented as a continuously broadcasting parody news channel built around five fictional AI anchors. The site says an AI writes every segment moments before it airs, while AI voices read the resulting scripts; the channel is available through a live YouTube stream and invites viewers to join its chat. PNN reacts to real-time news and market data, but its schedule is fixed rather than its individual segments being scripted in advance. Each anchor has a distinct persona, including a veteran, an MBA, a technology-focused host, a conspiracy theorist, and a crypto-focused host, and the site says their moods, running feuds, and memories carry across segments. Viewers can submit topics and questions, with selected topics appearing as “You Asked” segments and some letters read on air. The site says headlines come from real outlets credited on screen, while the anchors’ reactions, opinions, and jokes are satire and should be checked against the original sources. PNN also uses AI stand-in voices for callers who parody real public figures, and it states that those callers are not the actual people and that their statements are fictional. Some voices were built from the open LibriTTS-R and VCTK speech datasets under the listed Creative Commons licenses, with modifications intended to avoid copying any individual speaker. PNN warns that AI can be wrong, that market prices may be delayed, and that the program is not financial, legal, or medical advice. The service is owned and operated by Crash Override LLC.