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PatSeg

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11. Yep, AI is ruining almost anything

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #2)

Wed May 6, 2026, 10:33 AM

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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.

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I use YouTube a lot but the AI created stories have become a nuisance. [View all] kentuck Wednesday OP

Videos that are really by Maddow or other well-known people will include their or their network's logo. Ocelot II Wednesday #1

For real! kentuck Wednesday #3

AGREE. There is WAY too much AI slop on YouTube CousinIT Wednesday #2

Ben Meiselas uses the same trick over and over... kentuck Wednesday #5

Yep, AI is ruining almost anything PatSeg Wednesday #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 Wednesday #4

I have reported them as spam or unwanted material... kentuck Wednesday #6

True, they probably don't care that you think it's spam. tanyev Wednesday #7

Even their AI robots caught on. Kid Berwyn Wednesday #8

I totally agree Tesha Wednesday #9

Agree malaise Wednesday #10

Me, too. The secret... Kid Berwyn Wednesday #12

How about all the cheating stories? PCIntern Wednesday #13