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kentuck

(115,521 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:06 AM 20 hrs ago

I use YouTube a lot but the AI created stories have become a nuisance.

I try to not click on any of them. I see a story by Rachel Maddow or Andrew Weisman and they have their voices but there is a little notice in the corner - "altered or synthetic content".

They tell lies that you would like to believe. But it is all fake. And it is not easy to distinguish.

There should be a law.

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I use YouTube a lot but the AI created stories have become a nuisance. (Original Post) kentuck 20 hrs ago OP
Videos that are really by Maddow or other well-known people will include their or their network's logo. Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #1
For real! kentuck 20 hrs ago #3
AGREE. There is WAY too much AI slop on YouTube CousinIT 20 hrs ago #2
Ben Meiselas uses the same trick over and over... kentuck 20 hrs ago #5
Yep, AI is ruining almost anything PatSeg 19 hrs ago #11
If you have a YouTube account, you can click on the three dots on the lower right and select "Don't recommend channel". tanyev 20 hrs ago #4
I have reported them as spam or unwanted material... kentuck 20 hrs ago #6
True, they probably don't care that you think it's spam. tanyev 20 hrs ago #7
Even their AI robots caught on. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #8
I totally agree Tesha 19 hrs ago #9
Agree malaise 19 hrs ago #10
Me, too. The secret... Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #12
How about all the cheating stories? PCIntern 18 hrs ago #13

Ocelot II

(131,092 posts)
1. Videos that are really by Maddow or other well-known people will include their or their network's logo.
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:09 AM
20 hrs ago

For example, geniune Maddow videos always have the MS NOW logo. Facebook really is turning into a cesspool of AI slop.

kentuck

(115,521 posts)
3. For real!
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:13 AM
20 hrs ago

They have their faces and their voices but it is fake. If they gave factual reporting, it would not be so bad, but they will say stuff like "Kash Patel arrested!" or Pam Bondi is forced in front of a judge, and stuff that you know is not true, because nobody else has mentioned it.

CousinIT

(12,695 posts)
2. AGREE. There is WAY too much AI slop on YouTube
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:10 AM
20 hrs ago

It's so hard to sift through the AI slop to find genuine content. And the snake oil adverts are ridiculous too. Ugh. The platform is ruined.

kentuck

(115,521 posts)
5. Ben Meiselas uses the same trick over and over...
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:14 AM
20 hrs ago

...about Trump's failing health and his rotting flesh, or whatever...

PatSeg

(53,402 posts)
11. Yep, AI is ruining almost anything
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:33 AM
19 hrs ago

of value these days and YouTube is one platform that has been affected profoundly.

I still like YouTube for instructional or unbox videos. Those can be so helpful, but I find most news or political videos to be annoying, redundant, and often misleading like tabloid newspapers.

tanyev

(49,551 posts)
4. If you have a YouTube account, you can click on the three dots on the lower right and select "Don't recommend channel".
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:13 AM
20 hrs ago

kentuck

(115,521 posts)
6. I have reported them as spam or unwanted material...
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:15 AM
20 hrs ago

...but they don't seem to care?

tanyev

(49,551 posts)
7. True, they probably don't care that you think it's spam.
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:20 AM
20 hrs ago

And there is a whack-a-mole effect. For every AI music channel I mark as don't recommend, there are countless more waiting to replace it. But I do get a feeling of satisfaction every time I click the Don't recommend option.

Kid Berwyn

(24,921 posts)
8. Even their AI robots caught on.
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:24 AM
19 hrs ago

The things changed their voices, dropped the concerned Stepford Wives' accent and sped up the crapola delivery.

Tesha

(21,159 posts)
9. I totally agree
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:25 AM
19 hrs ago

The theft of another person’s name is… well, theft.

But beyond that, the faked images, the voice, the mispronounced words,

It all makes my lip curl with disgust.

Kid Berwyn

(24,921 posts)
12. Me, too. The secret...
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:42 AM
18 hrs ago

...to spotting Them, besides the AI generated reading mannequin that talks non-stop without making a verbal mistake or skipping a beat, is the script sounds right-wing like it was written by someone under exclusive contract to Falun Gong.

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