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canetoad

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5. As well as reading the blurb about the video

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 12:56 AM

22 hrs ago

Which SHOULD say at the bottom if it's fully or party AI created, it can be useful to visit the channel home page and scan what is on offer.

For example - the recent post by OAITW about Pope Leo from the channel Tales of Peace - this is their video page:
https://www.youtube.com/@TalesofPeace-s9t

A quick glance should set your spidey senses tingling. This is obviously not genuine or truthful.

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With so much AI slop on YouTube, it's no longer safe to give videos the benefit of the doubt. Always check [View all] highplainsdem 23 hrs ago OP

Too much to hope for Arthur_Frain 23 hrs ago #1

On YouTube, you mean? They could do a much better job labeling AI, and letting people block it, but highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #2

No, here on DU Arthur_Frain 22 hrs ago #10

Thank you for the tips! moondust 22 hrs ago #3

And YouTube keeps asking me to get a paid membership. Not a chance. Crunchy Frog 22 hrs ago #4

As well as reading the blurb about the video canetoad 22 hrs ago #5

This message was self-deleted by its author ahnakneemoose 22 hrs ago #9

I've never taken anything on the internet, YouTube or Tik Tok seriously. Aussie105 22 hrs ago #6

I'd like to see ALL media label AI orthoclad 22 hrs ago #7

Googletube is just another brick in the wall orthoclad 22 hrs ago #8

The AI Slop DallasNE 21 hrs ago #11

FaceBook "Reels" is the worst for AI videos--especially the animal ones. I would guess 90% are AI. C Moon 21 hrs ago #12

I've seen a lot of social media posts from animal lovers who are disgusted because AI-using nitwits highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #17

It's so dumb. Why even post a fake animal video? I guess they do it to get hits. C Moon 8 hrs ago #19

Probably most of them do it to get hits. Some probably do it because they enjoy tricking people. Some highplainsdem 3 hrs ago #21

Wow! That's terrible. C Moon 3 hrs ago #22

I agree! How many fake tornados are there? LeftInTX 9 hrs ago #18

Oh yeah! The fake tornado videos! Grrrr. C Moon 8 hrs ago #20

Gonna say thanks and something not so nice GusBob 15 hrs ago #13

The ones I've seen posting AI slop know it Ms. Toad 14 hrs ago #14

There are some AI slop fans here, and it's disappointing that anyone who's supposed to be liberal would highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #15

Just stop posting video without a summary Melon 9 hrs ago #16