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[ PRIVACY Forum ] AI fake videos on YouTube -- Johnny Carson and
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lauren Weinstein)
Sat May 16 19:38:14 2026
Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 16:28:01 -0700
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AI fake videos on YouTube -- Johnny Carson and Jack Lemmon
Here's an example of the sort of AI garbage flooding YouTube. I
stumbled across a fairly recent video claiming to tell the story of
actor Jack Lemmon announcing he had colon cancer while a guest on "The
Tonight Show". Very dramatic video. Very emotional. TOTALLY FAKE.
Most commenters didn't realize this, expressing their thanks for the
video and praising it. A scattering of commenters pointed out that it
was total garbage.
I am not sharing the URL since I do not want to give that video any juice.
But this is the sort of CRAP flooding YouTube, and Google just doesn't give
a damn, 'cause a click is a click for them. And this one is relatively
minor compared to more recent ones as the VIDEO GARBAGE AI SYSTEMS
flood our lives.
DISGUSTING.
L
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