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RockRaven

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11. AI slop and deepfakes are an exacerbation, but the underlying problem is old:

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 03:41 PM

Dec 2025

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.

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ai-slop, deepfakes, etc. There are so many out there, how do we tell? [View all] niyad Dec 2025 OP

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Dec 2025 #1

You are most welcome. niyad Dec 2025 #2

Great minds... SheltieLover Dec 2025 #4

YES!!! niyad Dec 2025 #6

... SheltieLover Dec 2025 #15

Great information! Thank you! highplainsdem Dec 2025 #3

You are most welcome. niyad Dec 2025 #7

The obvious fakes are robotic, repetitive, the mouth doesn't quite fit all the words, and bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #5

Not all of them are obvious. The Randy Rainbow/Kelly Clarkson one, niyad Dec 2025 #8

Omg, someone made a Randy Rainbow fake? CrispyQ Dec 2025 #13

The fake was, as I understand it, based on an interview Randy niyad Dec 2025 #19

Thanks. I totally misunderstood. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2025 #21

You are most welcome. niyad Dec 2025 #22

I just sat through a George Will video on youtube that turned out to be AL bigtree Dec 2025 #9

You purposely subjected yourself to him? niyad Dec 2025 #10

the subject was a supposed hidden subpoena bigtree Dec 2025 #23

And you misunderstood me. It was not a slam against you. Rather, I admire niyad Dec 22 #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 2025 #11

Amazingly enough, some of us know this, and know how to do it. niyad Dec 2025 #12

I'm getting pretty good at detecting AI images and videos PatSeg Dec 2025 #14

It is really hard to tell these days. I can't stand the Ai narration. LoisB Dec 2025 #16

Some may find this helpful... True Dough Dec 2025 #17

Lol... haele Dec 2025 #18

Gosh!!! How could we possibly tell??? niyad Dec 2025 #20

It is a huge problem. kentuck Dec 2025 #24

As always, only rely on proven sources for information. MineralMan Dec 2025 #25

My personal horrible AI slop favorites that pollute my Youtube feed: The Madcap Dec 2025 #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 2025 #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