Well you got me. I haven't watched broadcast TV for decades. I do see that phenomenon a lot with vloggers at present.

Am I also incorrect that they appear not to be looking directly at the camera? Looking back after your comment I still think it feels like they aren't.

The AI characters? Nothing about them feels right. The audio looks out of sync with the fake lip flaps. The dude's arm gestures are horrendous. It's AI/cgi, yet the fake background looks like a bad chromakey. You already pointed out some of the audio/voice issues.