When I figured out that Google and YouTube were just shutting people up for no good reason, and they were acting like total dictators over the folks making videos—slapping those yellow flags and stuff—it hit me they don't really give a hoot about what we think. You can talk all you want, but in the end, it's like you're just talking to a wall. So I ditched YouTube, man. Dumped the app right off my iPhone and iPad. I'm still subscribed to a few creators I actually dig, and I'll check out their stuff when it crosses my mind. Feels pretty good to me.
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Google Experimenting With New Generative AI Features for YouTube
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When I figured out that Google and YouTube were just shutting people up for no good reason, and they were acting like total dictators over the folks making videos—slapping those yellow flags and stuff—it hit me they don't really give a hoot about what we think. You can talk all you want, but in the end, it's like you're just talking to a wall. So I ditched YouTube, man. Dumped the app right off my iPhone and iPad. I'm still subscribed to a few creators I actually dig, and I'll check out their stuff when it crosses my mind. Feels pretty good to me.
This would be great if they generate how-to articles from YouTube videos, So many times I search for how to do something, something quick and simple, like where to find a setting in window, or how much of something is something. and all I get now is YouTube videos on how to do it. I don't need a 10 minute video on how to pair an old bluetooth speaker I had laying around. It's worse than the 10 page article before a recipe on how it's your favorite child hood memory and blah blah blah.
Seldom in my long life have I felt more grateful not to know what the future holds for humanity.
Just another way for your thoughts and beliefs to be tracked and attacked. Then feed you garbage to poison your mind.
Make the ads less annoying and stop randomly demonetizing creators. That would improve my “viewing experience”.
I dumped app years ago, and relied on iPad to watch/listen ever since. Yes, a few has very good videos I want to follow and watch regularly, but that’s about it.
Degenerative AI will suggest more re-shared shorts, and more ads.
No. Google is not "fascist". What Google is happens to be exactly what all advertising agencies are - intending to reach as many people while offending the least. That's what advertising does.
?? What "thoughts and beliefs" of yours has been attacked by Google?
The Shorts wind me up, I find them to be utterly useless, but Google pretty much forces them down everyone's throats, both viewers and content creators, they changed the algorythm so to get it to promote your videos you need to make regular Shorts videos. Doesn't matter if was a good idea or not they forced it into everyone.
Speaking of AI Apples new auto spell AI is just as useless as before, I can type Algorythm and it doesn't auto correct or make any offerings for the correct spelling, if I type Algorithm it's fine. It fails to detect one wrong letter. Google needs to calm down in its AI ambitions, Apple needs to make theirs do simple tasks like spelling.
My take on that is that Google knows how to 'game the system' better than probably anyone. If they want to direct your attention in particular ways, they can/will do it, for the sake of $$$’s. Many people are influenced by this, if not everyone at least to some degree.
I would suggest, a YouTuber can gain an advantage and make content they 'know' will attract more views and $’s, leading to even more $’s for Google.
When you look at how many scam ads YouTube green lights then you know that generative images and audio are going to completely drown YouTube in junk created by prompting slaves who work for criminals who have friends at Google and Microsoft who let them run amok. American lawmakers keep talking about 'monopolies' but ignore the elephant in the room - criminal gangs in South Asia have infiltrated these companies by gaming the visa system and outsource system.
People are getting blocked from comments for no reason YT. Put a good comment it still will not be posted. AI for YouTube blocked honest people posting comments. Ads are bad enough, but their AI is worse. YT is bad and hurts good creators by having positive comments blocked. Popular Japanese YT people do big ads they get a lot of money from promoting foods, services, etc. is high. YT polices high gold and silver YT creators. If they file a complaint the chances of you ever posting on their site it anywhere on YT comfortably, is highly reduced. You will be blocked........ I have been on YT for 15-plus years, but the ads and terrible creators use bots. to add likes and subscribers. Google, I gave up using.
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Today I watched my first YouTube video without an adblocker in 4 years.
The advert was a deepfake of Elon Musk promoting a financial investment scam.
YouTube has a lot of problems to solve before it begins experimenting.
The advert was a deepfake of Elon Musk promoting a financial investment scam.
YouTube has a lot of problems to solve before it begins experimenting.
I also used it as an experimental feature. For a few weeks its was off again for me, but I’d say about 2 weeks ago it came back permanently in the app.
Generative AI is going to mean more censorship in general. It’s already happening. It’s nearly impossible for two adult humans to reasonably disagree about anything meaningful anymore. And if humans aren’t allowed to hold opinions that don’t exactly fit the party line, AI definitely won’t be allowed to have those thoughts.
We’re already in a culture war trying to shape each other’s human brains, bordering on Thoughtcrime. I shudder to think how we will warp these AI brains.