I watch a lot of STEAM videos on YouTube. In the past I loved supporting new creators but some time last year I stopped trying new channels that don’t have human presenter, there’s just so much slop. Now I’ve noticed that there are channels where even the presenter is AI. I can spot a few tells (presenter is never on screen for very long, voice pacing doesn’t vary, no ums and ahs, etc) but it’s getting harder and I wish I knew more clues.
One thing that seems to help is checking the channel history (does the presenter age, have they only started making content very recently etc)
Can someone recommend a good, recent guide to spotting AI videos?


The audio is often a tell. Listen to a few that you know are AI and pay close attention to the “human” voices. They often make sounds that can’t come from human anatomy. They also often sound “over produced” or “over compressed” (like poor quality audio).
this and the quality of the writing give them away
also the editing of the endless library clips