We have seen other fake channels for Rick Wilson and George Conway. They are fully AI generated.

This video has good info on the problem:

I am amazed that someone could put her name on this garbage. No doubt such tactics are meant to destroy her as a credible source.

They use her fame to get clicks on videos with ads. Then they collect the ad money.

Be careful out there on the internets...
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Report it if it isn't tagged as ai slop.

Though reporting AI on the Internet is like playing whack-a-mole. They get taken down one day, but show up again the next.

Meanwhile, you certainly should also post in the comments if you believe something is fake.


Edit to add: I reported "Maddow's Brief" and posted in the comments. I wonder, if someone is being impersonated on YouTube, do they sue the fake channel or YouTube?

If you click on the username on YouTube, you will see that all of the video thumbnails are identical. That is a reliable indicator of fake, clickbait posts. To report a user on Youtube, click on the username, then on more, and finally on the Report user button. When reporting, mention any evidence (identical thumbnails, not a known posting method for Ms. Maddow, any signs of a deep fake, etc.)

Thank you for explaining how to identify and how to report these unethical you tubers. I detest ai slop.

labeled synthetic content. But YouTube leaves it up to the video creator to add that label, and of course a lot of these fraudsters don't.

There are already countless YouTube deepfake channels, victimizing lots of different celebrities including famous journalists. The people being victimized could spend a fortune using lawyers to try to locate them all and shut them.down.

YouTube should be held legally accountable, and so should the AI companies whose tools enable and encourage the deepfakes. They know very well how much harm they're doing.

Replete with garish colour scheme, sensational headlines and an AI Rachel with the voice not quite right. This is right at the bottom of the "About...." section. "Disclaimer: This video is for educational and news commentary purposes."

If it isn’t the official MSNOW channel, don’t click on it.

After checking the "small print" in the "more..." section, I find no mention of "A-I" or the previously popular "created for educational and entertainment purposes" statements. How are we supposed to know what is FAKE? WHY DOES YouTube ALLOW THIS, "OBVIOUSLY FAKE" REPORTING TO FLOURISH IN IT'S FORUM? With "AUTHORITIES" readily available, such as Maddow, Kinzinger and Will, who are on the news regularly, why can't YouTube VERIFY AUTHENTICITY IMMEDIATELY? ISN'T THIS BLATANT FRAUD AND ISN'T YouTube BEING COMPLACENT?
I would jump at the opportunity to listen to discussions of these topics, BY THE AUTHORITIES ADVERTISED...NOT, a picture of each and a computer generated analysis of the situation! THAT IS NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK!!!

Before AI, the internet was still a cesspool of lies and misinformation.

They have successfully fought off/bought off regulation using a “free speech” argument, despite the fact that print and broadcast media are responsible for what they publish.

There are many fakes taking over much of the Internet. If Congress was on the ball, they would pass legislation immediately to try and control this mis-use of information.

Not only have I seen fake Rachel reports, I have seen fake Nicolle Wallace, Glenn Kirschner, Bryan Tyler Cohen, George Will, and even, Donald Trump.

The legislation should require that they be clearly labeled or face fines or imprisonment. In my opinion, it is that important of an issue.

Is if the majority of fake AIs was about the Gropenfuhrer saying things that would piss voters off. I raped over
20 ten year olds and killed their babies. Here's my plan to take over the world, blah blah blah. I'm now
President for life and I'm dismantling Congress because I'm smarter than all of them. etc, etc, etc

It takes a minute or two to see the reader does not move much if you aren't expecting/looking for an AI reader.

The voice is pretty good, and even the story was plausible, but there are no other sources claiming such a document auction for 2 million dollars in Dubai. Lots of supposed details a very believable something that could happen.

At least this channel had a buried disclaimer that it was an AI generated image. But Yt keeps serving me AI generated slop, or channels where they just clip and repackage parts of other creators videos.

But it is getting harder to wade through all of the purposeful disinformation slop on top of the lies and conspiracy theories of the RFK jr. and Qanon types.

The hand movement is really a key give away. I think that and the fact your brain knows how Rachel sounds or you can debunk AI better than most due to exposure or that it’s hitting you off just a bit consistently enough to raise the alarm. I noticed the hands as well and after running a few scenarios I still had question so I am you had asked before I would’ve been able. It makes me think about the way we have all have been unable to figure out what brain damage has been responsible for the MAGA mind. “ How could they even begin to come to that conclusion?” I always knew it were possible to weaponize AI… on a mass scale. I can imagine a president having that technology come across the briefing and it not be put to use in every evil villain way you can think of. If you are picking up what I’m putting down let’s talk a bit about it

sponsoring such videos into oblivion. Enough already. The populace is dumb enough as it is.

Confusion works to the abusers' advantage. This is the dynamic we're up against.

For those still interested in this, the "Maddow's Brief" YouTube channel was removed from YouTube yesterday. It was a fake AI channel.

What is that one down and 500 to go?