I watch a lot of STEAM videos on YouTube. In the past I loved supporting new creators but some time last year I stopped trying new channels that don’t have human presenter, there’s just so much slop. Now I’ve noticed that there are channels where even the presenter is AI. I can spot a few tells (presenter is never on screen for very long, voice pacing doesn’t vary, no ums and ahs, etc) but it’s getting harder and I wish I knew more clues.

One thing that seems to help is checking the channel history (does the presenter age, have they only started making content very recently etc)

Can someone recommend a good, recent guide to spotting AI videos?

  • zener_diode@feddit.org
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    5 days ago

    Corridor Crew (a small VFX team with a long history on YouTube) have made a couple of videos on identifying AI generated video. Start with this one for example.

    The points that I can remember are:

    1. AI tools can’t generate more than 10-20 seconds, if you see an unbroken shot longer than that, its not AI.
    2. Check for consistency between shots, this is pretty hard to do with AI. E.g. if the same person keeps appearing with similar, but still different clothes, its probably AI.
    3. Visual artifacts, especially in the background can be a good tell.