Countless AI slop channels are relentlessly copying our work. So one day we decided: enough is enough. We went undercover to investigate who’s behind them and what this flood of AI slop means for the future of educational content on YouTube.

  • Fmstrat@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    For me, it’s usually pretty easy when browsing the thumbnails after a search to choose “CNC Kitchen” to learn something about CNC vs “Top 20 Products” channel.

    I’m sure this will be harder over time, but maybe YT will add subscriber counts next to names to help.

    • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      What’s a CNC Kitchen?

      For small, technical subjects, you’ re not going to run into a lot of AI. First, the market isn’t there and people are pumping these out hopping for a “hit” from low-attention users. Second, because of the lack of training data and the likely expertise of the audience, the illusion will be quickly broken.

      So I’d guess car repair video demonstrations for specific model cars are relatively free of slop.