How are there no lawsuits against youtube yet for non flagged AI content?

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76561198981935236 Nov 1 @ 6:08am

I randomly saw some dogs saving babies/people etc. shorts and oh boy this seems to be some peak ♥♥♥♥ I did reverse checks to see and there are PLENTY of ai channels that just follow exactly this pattern and I didn't see any AI tags and some of them were of a grade that I couldn't really tell the difference to a real video. (While others where real ♥♥♥♥♥♥ for example some geezer suddenly freezing for 3 seconds in the picture while a tree falls in the background). The point I wanna make is, some people believe this is real and think dogs are always like that and will always save your life or that of your baby it's just not true and this is just one part of misinformation that is way less harmful than thousand other ones. So how can youtube still allow such content without getting any lawsuits??? it won't take long that some dude believes he can fly because he saw a "real" short that he can ... and until the neighbour tries to pet a snake because some "real" short showed how friendly they are just to get bitten. and it's not like just ONe of those shorts generates millions of clicks no ... much of them are clicked million of times so how to the ♥♥♥♥ does this still work out in 2025 without being accused?

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meucakesTM Nov 1 @ 6:56am

People who upload AI content to YouTube are "supposed" to check a box, informing potential viewers of the use of AI. Because doing so isn't enforced by YouTube, it's ostensibly done so voluntarily. It's my understanding that there is currently no feature for regular users to report or shut down AI created videos, unless there is a likeness of an irl person or an intellectual property in an AI video, at which point that person or whoever represents them can file a takedown claim. I may be wrong, however, so take it with a grain of salt. Either way, just give it a wait, litigations are bound to happen sooner or later.

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Despiser Nov 1 @ 7:11am

One major difference between social media and traditional media is a lack of oversight and standards on social media. That's why you don't see President Trump scamming bitcoin on CBS (though I wouldn't put it past him :D)
One reason is it hasn't been around long enough to regulate. Another is because of the flaw in internet design allowing sources to be disguised. You can sue someone all you like but if you can't track them it's kind of pointless.

meucakesTM Nov 1 @ 7:18am

Tracking a person via YouTube is as easy as flagging a video for takedown. In order for the takedown request to be contested, the uploader of the video has to provide proof of person (among other things), so to speak. That information then becomes apart of the case for takedown, and the person who requested said takedown is given that information. Of course, this relies on the claim being contested at all. *The more you know.*

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2807622?hl=en

Abaddon the Despoiler Nov 1 @ 7:20am

People shouldn't believe everything they see. If a video is enough to convince someone they can fly, that is just natural selection.

salva早晨享用的咖啡 Nov 1 @ 7:38am

youtube does not care about low quality rehashed or ai generated content. only ad revenue.
they made that clear when they removed dislikes.

HypersleepyNaputunia Nov 1 @ 8:33am

The problem is pppl easily brainwashed. Tell a lie often enough most will believe. Very very dangeous times depending on intent of a group of influencers paid to create a lie

76561198981935236 Nov 1 @ 9:02am

Originally posted by Abaddon the Despoiler:
People shouldn't believe everything they see. If a video is enough to convince someone they can fly, that is just natural selection.

That point actually is only valid in our modern culture if you came of age, those videos are not age restricted. Young and old people are more prone to false information due lack of experience or being in the stage where your body turns back into a toddler. I also told you it was hard for me depending on the video to judge if it was real or not. It might be easy to tell if something def. shouldn't be possible but on some subjects you don't and then those "fake" videos will lead to misinformation.

Originally posted by Ni-Neith:
There are a lot of videos of real people flying, for example, on paragliders. This is also dangerous.
How is this different from AI videos?

The AI videos are showing acts which did not happen or at least not like they are portrayed. Just come back to the dog case, people think yea dogs are smart and always help and then people are more likely to buy dogs and then you have those newspapers where a dog killed a child. Tagging those videos with AI would at least solve 2 problems 1. those AI channels won't be feeded with tons of views, reducing their income and reducing this "trash videos" 2. reduce misinformation and reduce likely bad behaviour resulting from these.

SirSeanicus Nov 1 @ 9:22am

The Butlerian Jihad can't come soon enough...

Maverick Nov 1 @ 9:35am

Youtube LOVES that anyone can post AI content. It’s the best thing that ever happened to them since the introduction of ads. More video uploads, more clickbait, more ad revenue. Youtube as we knew it is done.