JillBearup
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RealDeepFakes, YouTube's Worst New Feature
🕑 Added 2025-08-21 08:11:41 +0000 UTCIt's ME! Just...with a weird filter applied. Huh.
I wouldn't mind so much if they'd thought to mention it.
NOTE: I have uploaded a higher resolution version of the file. To be fair, it's still quite a subtle effect, so don't worry if you can't see it. It's easiest to spot if you look at my skin, where the texture just...isn't there, when it used to be 😂
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Leak
Seems Will Smith also had his "AI-animated" Shorts from concert still images AI-postprocessed, which culminated in fans not being amused (article includes a link where YouTube confirm their posterior-processing shenanigans): https://waxy.org/2025/08/will-smiths-concert-crowds-were-real-but-ai-is-blurring-the-lines/
Winslow
Neville meows for many of us.
Sagitta
Is AI really necessary to detect silence?
Sikhandtake Rakhuvar
I can't tell the difference, other than the upscale has your mouth opened a bit wider. You'll have to highlight the differences for me, as I've always hated those 'find 10 differences' sort of puzzles. This is as of Aug 21, 14:50 EDT, so perhaps YT re-edited them before I saw?
Sandra OShields
You’ll have to watch some of the other videos on this that show more side by side comparisons. It’s like they’re trying to blur the line between real and fake AI. As if there’s not enough old people that fall for it already.
Jill Bearup
It's not that obvious on mine, tbf :)
ClassicsLover
Hello fellow digitwithraven connoisseur!
ClassicsLover
Well Jill...you kind of get a bit of a tan, and a painless one at that! Not a bad option for a flammable redhead.
Radmobile
Yeah to me it definitely feels like they're trying to save on data/storage costs. If they can compress video further then do AI upscaling on the backend maybe it saves them a whole bunch of drive space? Looks like shit though
Ann Brookens
I am in the same position and likewise intend to buy the hardback!
Sheri
I saw another couple shorts yesterday where the filter made digitwithraven look 30 years older.
Crochet4Joy
I can do a hardback pre-order through my favorite indie book story, IF I have the ISBN. What would that be, please? (And yes, I do have the paperback as well as multiple versions of the eBook and of the audiobook - I'd like to complete the set!)
Michael Cugley
Perhaps its my age catching up with me but I literally cannot see a difference :D
Jim Sanderson
The video effects you are mentioning could be the consequence of a data compression algorithm. YouTube stores a lot of video.
Cynical Rhys
It's OK Neville, fake deep fakes make me sad too
