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niyad

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Sat Dec 20, 2025, 01:58 PM Dec 20

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

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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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
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