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niyad

(129,586 posts)
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 01:58 PM Dec 20

ai-slop, deepfakes, etc. There are so many out there, how do we tell?

One of the reasons I go to the actual youtube channel is to read the comments before I even open the video, unless it is a person/channel I trust, based on experience. Those comments have alerted me several times to the fakes. The other thing is that I read the descriptions, including the "more". . , and, if need be, click on the channel name itself. In one case, I had to read all the way to the last paragraph of the channel description to learn that it was ai-slop.

Now, I realize that not everybody has that kind of time, nor are many people as deeply cyniical as I am. All we can do is be as vigilant as possible.

By the way, not every reading of the descriptors is negative. I have found all sorts of interesting information in many that I have read. It is one of the reasons I actually read the credits when I watch a movie. One never knows what one might learn. As an example, I watched "The Last Holiday" with Queen Latifah the other day. Several of the important scenes took place witth the character's church choir. The credits showed that it was the Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir. Just an interesting piece of information to me.

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ai-slop, deepfakes, etc. There are so many out there, how do we tell? (Original Post) niyad Dec 20 OP
Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Dec 20 #1
You are most welcome. niyad Dec 20 #2
Great minds... SheltieLover Dec 20 #4
YES!!! niyad Dec 20 #6
... SheltieLover Dec 20 #15
Great information! Thank you! highplainsdem Dec 20 #3
You are most welcome. niyad Dec 20 #7
The obvious fakes are robotic, repetitive, the mouth doesn't quite fit all the words, and bucolic_frolic Dec 20 #5
Not all of them are obvious. The Randy Rainbow/Kelly Clarkson one, niyad Dec 20 #8
Omg, someone made a Randy Rainbow fake? CrispyQ Dec 20 #13
The fake was, as I understand it, based on an interview Randy niyad Dec 20 #19
Thanks. I totally misunderstood. -nt CrispyQ Dec 20 #21
You are most welcome. niyad Dec 20 #22
I just sat through a George Will video on youtube that turned out to be AL bigtree Dec 20 #9
You purposely subjected yourself to him? niyad Dec 20 #10
the subject was a supposed hidden subpoena bigtree Dec 21 #23
And you misunderstood me. It was not a slam against you. Rather, I admire niyad Dec 21 #28
the internet doesn't do nuance well bigtree Dec 22 #31
Not a problem. niyad Dec 22 #32
AI slop and deepfakes are an exacerbation, but the underlying problem is old: RockRaven Dec 20 #11
Amazingly enough, some of us know this, and know how to do it. niyad Dec 20 #12
I'm getting pretty good at detecting AI images and videos PatSeg Dec 20 #14
It is really hard to tell these days. I can't stand the Ai narration. LoisB Dec 20 #16
Some may find this helpful... True Dough Dec 20 #17
Lol... haele Dec 20 #18
Gosh!!! How could we possibly tell??? niyad Dec 20 #20
It is a huge problem. kentuck Dec 21 #24
As always, only rely on proven sources for information. MineralMan Dec 21 #25
My personal horrible AI slop favorites that pollute my Youtube feed: The Madcap Dec 21 #26
I haven't seen things like you are mentioning. But sometimes I see niyad Dec 22 #29
I've been seeing a lot of AI videos on YouTube rollin74 Dec 22 #33
As have I. The Madcap Dec 22 #36
The YouTube algorithms can apparently recognize AI shit... hunter Dec 21 #27
Judging by various responses here and elsewhere, your experience niyad Dec 22 #30
My interests are narrowly focused... hunter Dec 22 #34
My friends who are furthest along in years seem to be GreatGazoo Dec 22 #35
People around my age grew up with "pictures never lie". It can be a bit niyad Dec 22 #37

bucolic_frolic

(54,062 posts)
5. The obvious fakes are robotic, repetitive, the mouth doesn't quite fit all the words, and
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 02:26 PM
Dec 20

the vocal cadence is measured, like a rhythm.

CrispyQ

(40,674 posts)
13. Omg, someone made a Randy Rainbow fake?
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 03:20 PM
Dec 20


I love him, but why would you fake him? Even if you fool people they still like Randy, not you. ??? I don't get it.

niyad

(129,586 posts)
19. The fake was, as I understand it, based on an interview Randy
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 08:19 PM
Dec 20

apparently did with Kelly back in May. The fake had Kelly being rude and ugly to Randy to the point that he said, "F### this" and walked off the set. I only found out about it because a friend texted me recently after seeing the fake and thinking it was real. Since it didn't sound like Randy, and I didn't really know anything about Kelly, I went looking. Took me a few minutes to track it down, buried in the last paragraph of the channel description.

bigtree

(93,369 posts)
9. I just sat through a George Will video on youtube that turned out to be AL
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 02:34 PM
Dec 20

...descriptor on the site page, but really insidiously made to look like the real thing.

bigtree

(93,369 posts)
23. the subject was a supposed hidden subpoena
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 09:47 AM
Dec 21

...the man's been my nemesis since the days he was a thorn in Jesse Jackson's side trying to argue against the Democratic party's changes to their primaries to accomodate the future presidential candidate. I NEVER failed to confront him in the WaPo in those days with at least a half dozen of my published letters addressed to his editorials.

I listen to almost everything to inform myself. You should take heed. That's why I bothered to post this here...to inform.

Came to post this on this thread after my wife alerted me to the Will video and asked me if it was legit. That's the point of my post. Not whatever you think is my failing.

I was foolish enough to think it would be a welcome observation and addition to this post about AI fakes. My bad.

niyad

(129,586 posts)
28. And you misunderstood me. It was not a slam against you. Rather, I admire
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:46 PM
Dec 21

your fortitude in dealing with him.

bigtree

(93,369 posts)
31. the internet doesn't do nuance well
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 10:58 AM
Dec 22

...thanks for clarifying.

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

RockRaven

(18,732 posts)
11. AI slop and deepfakes are an exacerbation, but the underlying problem is old:
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 02:41 PM
Dec 20

People want to profit from your attention and people want to manipulate you. They can, and do, do this without AI and deepfakes.

Getting good at spotting AI and deepfakes is perhaps less important than getting good at spotting attention-seeking and manipulation.

PatSeg

(52,197 posts)
14. I'm getting pretty good at detecting AI images and videos
Sat Dec 20, 2025, 03:27 PM
Dec 20

When I'm not absolutely sure, I use an online AI detector. I am so tired of people trying to pass off fakes as real. Mostly I am disturbed by how many people think they are real, which could make AI dangerous to society as a whole.

I might add that AI will only get better and more difficult to spot.

AI-Generated & Deepfake Content Detection

https://hivemoderation.com/ai-generated-content-detection

kentuck

(115,116 posts)
24. It is a huge problem.
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 09:54 AM
Dec 21

YouTube has been almost taken over by AI. I'm sure it is on all media platforms.

The problem is what kind of world will we have if people cannot tell the difference between real information and fake information?

For example, I love to look at beautiful photos of nature. But now, someone feels like they have to "enhance" it with unbelievable cloud formations or whatever.

Yesterday, I saw a clip of George Will's likeness on YouTube. It had his voice and facial features but it was all fake. I have seen them with Rick Wilson, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and others. People that may not be as informed as you or I could easily be fooled, in my opinion. I wonder how many I do not catch?

MineralMan

(150,643 posts)
25. As always, only rely on proven sources for information.
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:36 AM
Dec 21

The same ones who have been providing accurate, factual, fact-checked information all along. Be skeptical of all others and make them demonstrate their non-use of AI sources.

It's always up to us to decide who to trust.

The Madcap

(1,751 posts)
26. My personal horrible AI slop favorites that pollute my Youtube feed:
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 01:10 PM
Dec 21

1. 800 lb.+ individuals in the Olympics
2. Stephen Hawking rolling down a ramp or racing like a dragster
3. People cutting animal cakes in front of similar animals
4. Trump + Putin + other dictators in various odd situations
5. Albert Einstein and/or Queen Elizabeth in the boxing ring
6. Animal stories, like "a Tiger walked into the man's house one morning..."
7. Bob Ross painting strange things or getting into fights.
8. Individuals/animals being stopped by the police and then speeding off at 100+ MPH.
9. Adolf Hitler in various odd situations.
10. Becky (you have to see them to believe them).

One I do like:

1. AI Disney animation ads. Those can be funny.

How much electricity and water have these taken? At this rate, the world will be a darkened desert in no time.


niyad

(129,586 posts)
29. I haven't seen things like you are mentioning. But sometimes I see
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:04 AM
Dec 22

something like "where are they now?" collections about the casts of series or movies or some such. Just the image still often cracks me up, because it will show an actor (who has apparently gained a LOT of weight!!!) in a wheel chair, swollen right leg amputated (rather badly) above the knee, or dead, or both. The most recent example was Elizabeth McGovern (Lady Cora Crawley, Downton Abbey). Supposedly overweight, amputated leg, and dead. Interesting, since I had just watched an interview with her.As I said, I never check them out, because I know they are bs.

rollin74

(2,272 posts)
33. I've been seeing a lot of AI videos on YouTube
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:46 PM
Dec 22

showing Mr. Rogers or Bob Barker making crude comments and/or physically attacking people

The Madcap

(1,751 posts)
36. As have I.
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:09 PM
Dec 22

The most heinous ones, though, are the ones using MLK's "I Have a Dream" footage to make him say the most horrible things. Extremely racist stuff there.

hunter

(40,380 posts)
27. The YouTube algorithms can apparently recognize AI shit...
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:37 PM
Dec 21

... because I rarely see it, and when I do, I downrate it in every way possible.

niyad

(129,586 posts)
30. Judging by various responses here and elsewhere, your experience
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:09 AM
Dec 22

is not a common one.

hunter

(40,380 posts)
34. My interests are narrowly focused...
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 12:55 PM
Dec 22

... and possibly outside the target range of AI video makers.

GreatGazoo

(4,482 posts)
35. My friends who are furthest along in years seem to be
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 01:03 PM
Dec 22

the ones least likely to detect fairly obvious AI. It's depressing because I love these people and seeing them duped reminds me of the onset of dementia.

The EU wants all AI generated content to be labelled as such.

niyad

(129,586 posts)
37. People around my age grew up with "pictures never lie". It can be a bit
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:49 PM
Dec 22

of an adjustment to know that that statement is no longer true. It is not about the onset of dementia. Many factors could be at work, so your comment is rather insulting.

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