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canetoad

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Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:52 PM

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Everything you said and have very similar tastes to yourself. I hate the 'rebranders' those who take reputable docos rename them and put them on YouTube with a garish AI thumbnail.

The voices - there's always something wrong with pronunciation or cadence. It's a plague on society.

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I've probably been underestimating how much AI slop is inundating YouTube. [View all] highplainsdem Friday OP

Worried that AI slop will destroy reality in research. cachukis Friday #1

GenAI is destroying almost everything it touches (it's the Trump of technologies). highplainsdem Friday #3

yes... make AI bros watch it like this..... CurtEastPoint Friday #2

They would deserve it. highplainsdem Friday #4

Pathe films Maninacan Friday #5

GenAI tools are plagiarism machines. highplainsdem Friday #7

As a history documentary enjoyer, it is truly irritating Sympthsical Friday #6

Don't be surprised if there are soon AI copies of those channels by real people you trust. Much as I hate highplainsdem Friday #11

tons of history videos, nothing but Ai slide shows. new channels posting dozens a week. if it's less than msongs Friday #8

Yes. Good chance it's AI if it's 1-2 years old, too. A script written by AI and AI images could show up in highplainsdem Friday #12

I agree with canetoad Friday #9

It's destroying YouTube, and hurting the creatives who put the most work into their videos. highplainsdem Saturday #14

It's a LOT Ursus Rex Friday #10

True. I miss the YouTube that existed before AI slop. highplainsdem Saturday #15

As if there weren't enough human-generated slop inundating the cyberverse, ... Straw Man Friday #13

AI slop is a much worse problem because it's so easy to generate. highplainsdem Saturday #17

Kick dalton99a Saturday #16