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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, 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.

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