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Sunshine@piefed.ca to DeGoogle - Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days ago

More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds

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Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data shows
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    I have heard that many times but have not observed it first hand, when a user posts after years of absence it shows up in my list. And when I remember a user that I have not seen in years and I check them directly there aren’t any videos that I have missed. Maybe they are doing something on a per-user basis to drive engagement.

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      What kind of channels do you sub to? Are they prone to saying things that are not censor-friendly, because that’s one of the big things that will cause it to drop them from your notifications.

      The other is when people subscribe to a channel but haven’t watched recent releases while logged into your account. Youtube sees that as “well you’re subscribed to them, but like do you REALLY watch them?”

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        Almost exclusively maker/hacker/science guys with some animators/artists mixed in. Checking the users with the lowest subscriber counts they have either not posted in years or I have watched their most recent uploads :/

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          Okay. Those are guys who I assume would know what kind of stuff not to say to avoid getting their visibility messed with. I guess this is a thing that will tend to happen more to political and history commentators. But if you watch their videos while logged out for any reason, same deal across the board.

          Offhandedly, Is there anyone that you would recommend to me?

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            Oh god damn, buckle up

            https://www.youtube.com/@twoswap - awesome math guy

            https://www.youtube.com/@alnwlsn - electronics, computers, maker stuff

            https://www.youtube.com/@ancientjames - guy builds novel video displays from scratch

            https://www.youtube.com/@AppliedScience - flat out smartest guy on he internet

            https://www.youtube.com/@Attoparsec - hacky/computery/makey guy

            https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisStaecker - math instrument historian, also funny af

            https://www.youtube.com/@DiffractionLimited - Build a um scale 3d printer

            https://www.youtube.com/@dipdoting - build computer from relays

            https://www.youtube.com/@YeanyScience - retired science teacher teaches you science

            https://www.youtube.com/@HuygensOptics - turns out you don’t know anything about optics, neither do i

            https://www.youtube.com/@illinoisenergyprof6878 - learn about atomic power

            https://www.youtube.com/@mikeselectricstuff - the original electronics youtuber

            https://www.youtube.com/@okooptics - turns out you REALLY dont know anything about optics

            https://www.youtube.com/@UsagiElectric - buid computers from the wires up

            https://www.youtube.com/@wbeaty - the original science youtuber

            Some of these guys rarely upload anymore but the stuff they have uploaded is brilliant. I tried to pick guys who are least likely to show up on the main-stream of recommendations.

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              HELL YEAH 😁 ty! I need stuff for when there’s lulls in my subscriptions. And if any of them come back, I guess we’ll both get to find out

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