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Johnny2X2X

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9. I have been thinking about this a lot lately

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:32 PM

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Perhaps the internet is going to become totally useless for most things soon. I mean, you'll still be able to shop on it, find directions, read about a place you are going, but for things like news, current events, and even facts on science and medicine, it is kind of in a decaying spiral that will be sending people elsewhere soon.

Traditional media needs to reinvent itself to fill the gap we're about to see.

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Brilliant and very watchable video on how AI-generated channels are destroying YouTube. My thanks to marble falls [View all] highplainsdem Monday OP

"AI-generated channels are destroying YouTube. thanks to marble falls" That's the way dyslexia saw it four times ... marble falls Monday #1

LOL (and oh noes) - but I was clearly (I thought) thanking you for the brilliant and very watchable video, and I have highplainsdem Monday #4

Either way it's funny, as well as an honor to be recognized. Thankyou! Dyslexia has given me so many laughs in my ... marble falls Monday #7

You're managing better than I probably could have. And I wanted to give you recognition for finding highplainsdem Monday #11

😂🤣😂🤣😂 mahina Monday #5

Fake classical music, mostly from China I believe, is spoiling the span of YouTube files offering classical music audio. John1956PA Monday #2

It's always on the tip of recognition. Its almost soporific. marble falls Monday #8

Could you link to one of the YT channels posting the fake classical music? When I searched just now highplainsdem Monday #12

Here is a link to a YouTube file which I believe constitutes AI-generated "music." John1956PA Monday #15

Thanks! It really doesn't sound right. Definitely too fast. And I noticed that they misspelled highplainsdem Monday #17

Vivisecting others' old videos and repackaging them was already ruining YouTube bucolic_frolic Monday #3

That's the problem with needing content and depending on third parties to deliver it. Like heroin addiction actually. marble falls Monday #10

AI is doing more damage to YouTube faster, though. And both Facebook and LinkedIn are drowning highplainsdem Monday #13

Kick SheltieLover Monday #6

Thanks! highplainsdem Monday #14

Yw! SheltieLover Monday #22

I have been thinking about this a lot lately Johnny2X2X Monday #9

There's still so much good stuff on YouTube that I'd hate to lose it completely. But I've reached the highplainsdem Monday #18

Thank you for sharing this. FemDemERA Monday #16

You're very welcome! Thanks for the reply! highplainsdem Monday #19

wow! absolutely brilliant! bluboid Monday #20

You're very welcome - but marble falls deserves most of the thanks for it being posted here, since highplainsdem Monday #24

I'll watch the video later on canetoad Monday #21

I'd love to have some trustworthy statistics on how many AI-generated videos have been added to highplainsdem Monday #25

AI isn't just destroying YouTube. WestMichRad Monday #23

Well, I'm glad you found the thread, and glad to see a reply from you! highplainsdem Monday #28

YouTube has been extremely lax in doing anything about these types of channels... appmanga Monday #26

I watched video of that John Oliver show after it was mentioned in a reply in another thread on highplainsdem Monday #27

Drives me mad canetoad Tuesday #29