Like every other form of entertainment, you can choose quality content or you can choose total garbage. We all know the garbage du jour is going to get a ton of views, because it always has. There are still amazing channels on YouTube. Shout-out to Astrum.
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I think you're missing a few things that are different about AI than just bad content, which has always been and will always be with us.
First, there's just so damn much of it.
Second, it can quickly steal a topic or a theme. So you might have a video that starts to break out and it will immediately be mined and copied by 50 other channels, all of which, because they put out a video a day, have more followers than you. And third, just AI existing is poisoning the well. Even if you are talking into a camera while juggling, people might suspect your script is AI....
I watch fewer videos in general in many genres unless I already know and trust the creator. I don't want to support those who rip off others cause other damage, and many videos are to the point where I can't immediately be sure and just don't watch.
Nnnnnnoooooooooo!!!! I was on a roll checking things off my todo list and then I found this.... Gaaaah. Back to procrastinating I guess. 🍿
I am not sure about fern but kzgst and veritasium were both slop long before AI existed. The former had posted a lot of flashy but poorly-researched junk videos and has been a mouthpiece of the bill and Melinda gates Foundation for some time. The latter has done the game but took money from waymo to basically make a big waymo ad.
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