Posted 1/30/2024, 2:17:41 PM
AI-Generated Fake Videos of Black Celebrities Spreading on YouTube
- YouTube flooded with AI-generated fake videos about Black celebrities like Diddy, Steve Harvey, and T.D. Jakes pushing false narratives
- Videos remix real news with false information to quickly gain traction on sensitive topics
- Issue becoming a problem as audience believes fake pages; videos get high views and engagement
- Technology initially used for tech reviews and got little traction; now evolved and receives millions of views
- Researcher raised issue of AI-generated YouTube videos back in 2017 but problem continues despite little being done to address it