BBC 4.1 joins the AI revolution with two nights of AI-generated programmes TheINQUIRER

AUNTIE BEEB is embracing the AI revolution with two nights of programming generated by a neural network offering a juxtaposition between bleeding edge tech and vintage television. Eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted'BBC 4.1 - Artificial Intelligence TV' has been trailing for a couple of weeks, assuring viewers they can'Relax - It's going to be fine'. Alongside programming about AI itself, 'Made by Machine: When AI met The Archive' will show a range of classic clips from over 250,000 shows since 1953, selected by an AI, trained to know what BBC Four is, what it shows and what its viewers will like. The experimental programming has unearthed some'hidden gems' that haven't been seen in years, and which manual research alone would have taken hundreds of hours of research - if indeed they were found at all. The slight elephant in the room is that, given that the BBC recycled and junked many master tapes during the 1970s and 1980s, some of the suggestions may no longer exist.