# AI TV Characters
Gusto TV is Producing the World's First Food Show with AI Characters

By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2023-02-01 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-characters
References: [prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gusto-tv-is-in-production-on-the-worlds-first-food-show-featuring-ai-characters-301735110.html) & [gustotv](https://gustotv.com/watchnow/)

International food channel Gusto TV is currently producing the world's first food show featuring on-screen AI characters generated by software and rendered in post-production. The Wizard of Sauce stars foodie Kyle Crawford, who appears as himself and also plays three artificial intelligence characters: Professor Saussenheimer, Dr. Sauss and Sgt. Sauce-alot.

The show is all about sharing the tips, techniques and secrets of sauce, all the while remaining relevant to today's fashion, pop culture and lifestyle topics. The show, which was shot on a non-kitchen set, shows each character in "a 30-second (average) interstitial over the course of an episode."

The first-of-its-kind food show is set to air later this year, exclusively on Gusto TV. Already, Gusto TV is working on its next AI project called Some Assembly Required. Thanks to AI, the whole script is non-linear and unrehearsed.