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In reply to the discussion: Cutest smiling tiger cub: [View all]

highplainsdem

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15. It's very cute. It's also AI-generated, from this YouTube account:
Tue Jun 10, 2025, 01:06 AM
Jun 10
https://youtube.com/@pets-dog-cat/featured

From the YouTube shorts page there

https://youtube.com/@pets-dog-cat/shorts

and I've changed the links so the short videos will appear here, not just the link.

Btw, whoever has this account apparently spent a lot of time generating short videos to get some that were good enough to post. But you can still see some AI glitches. It's likely they made hundreds of attempts per video. But the videos they finally got have millions or hundreds of thousands of views, so they apparently thought the effort was worth it.




A slightly different version - and notice the morphing/rippling of the cub's hindquarters in both videos:



Palm-size tiger:



Another palm-size tiger - and notice there's a spike growing out the side of its right hind paw.



Palm-size peacock - with the bird constantly morphing:



Tiger cub playing violin, and morphing:




Btw, before I found that YouTube account, I looked at hundreds of photos of real tiger cubs. None of which had the same kittenish face as the one in the OP. Then I just did a Google search for the image, found those videos at the top of my post, saw some comments on each saying it was AI. Then when I checked the YouTube account it was obvious they were using AI, and they especially like tiger cubs.

I'd seen the miniature peacock before, in an article on AI slop messing up Google Images so that AI image showed up at the top then if you searched for "peacock."

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Cutest smiling tiger cub: [View all] tblue37 Jun 9 OP
O..how I love this..I'm gonna keep it, if that's ok 😻 Deuxcents Jun 9 #1
Looks like an adorable teddy bear. sinkingfeeling Jun 9 #2
Absolutely adorable!! But, this guy wants his attention too LOL hlthe2b Jun 9 #3
How adorable! Thanks! tblue37 Jun 9 #4
Heard her on the hill above m house last night. Lookin' for love. mjvpi Jun 9 #5
My dog and I came within the length of a fooball field from one on a walk on a Golden, CO trail one year... hlthe2b Jun 9 #6
100%. I attended a Unitarian Church service where the "sermon" was a mountain lion researcher. mjvpi Jun 10 #21
That might be the cutest kitty I've ever seen JMCKUSICK Jun 9 #7
OMG! How could anything be THAT cute!!! slightlv Jun 9 #8
He doesn't exist. That's AI. See my other replies here. highplainsdem Jun 10 #19
Can one imagine how that photographer felt when he/she captured it? ReRe Jun 9 #9
No photographer. AI trickery. Generated by a YouTube account apparently posting only AI, but not highplainsdem Jun 10 #18
Well, that takes all the cuteness away! :( ReRe Jun 11 #22
It's still a cute image. I can understand anyone seeing it thinking it's cute. But I hate the deception by the YouTube highplainsdem Jun 11 #24
Awww. Everybody should see this. Kicked, kicked, kicked. KPN Jun 9 #10
Definitely the best thing TBF Jun 9 #11
Yes he is the cutest...nt Figarosmom Jun 9 #12
When I grow up, I'll be able to get you down in two gulps Warpy Jun 9 #13
Not that it matters, but that's A.I. generated. Cne99999 Jun 9 #14
It's very cute. It's also AI-generated, from this YouTube account: highplainsdem Jun 10 #15
Gawd more ai slop. SheltieLover Jun 10 #16
It's a cute image, but unfortunately it does become more AI slop when mislabeled as a photo, and highplainsdem Jun 10 #17
I agree it is very cute. I just don't like wondering whether something is ai. SheltieLover Jun 10 #20
Wow, beautiful cat. Emile Jun 11 #23
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