Roku launches AI-generated video channel, signaling a shift in streaming content creation.

Roku introduced Fairground AI, a free ad-supported streaming channel featuring entirely AI-generated films, shorts, and ads. This move highlights the growing role of AI in content creation, potentially lowering costs and challenging traditional studios like Netflix and Disney. While the current content quality is rough, Roku is testing whether low-cost AI programming can attract viewers. Meanwhile, Roku's stock is influenced more by its pending $22 billion acquisition by Fox than by this new channel's performance.