AI Slop Is Drowning Out Human YouTubers

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This week, we talk about how 'Boring History' AI slop is taking over YouTube and making it harder to discover content that humans spend months researching, filming, and editing. Then we talk about how Meta has totally given up on content moderation. In the bonus segment, we discuss the 'AI Darwin Awards,' which is, uhh, celebrating the dumbest uses of AI.YouTube Version: AI Generated Boring History Videos Are Flooding YouTube And Drowning Out Real History Instagram Account Promotes Holocaust Denial T-Shirts To 400,000 Followers AI Darwin Awards Shows AI's Biggest Problem Is Human Subscribe at 404media.co for bonus content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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