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YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without warning or permission

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296 points jakub_g | 2 comments | 24 Aug 25 10:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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chinathrow ◴[25 Aug 25 08:17 UTC] No.45011515[source]▶
> YouTube did not respond to the BBC's questions about whether users will be given a choice about AI tweaking their videos.

Says everything. Hey PM at YouTube: How about you think stuff through before even starting to waste time on stuff like this?

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npteljes ◴[25 Aug 25 10:11 UTC] No.45012248[source]▶
>How about you think stuff through before even starting to waste time on stuff like this?

What makes you think they don't think it through? This effect is an experiment that they are running. It seems to be useless, unwanted from our perspective, but what if they find that it increases engagement?

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estimator7292 ◴[25 Aug 25 11:53 UTC] No.45012854[source]▶
Someone at google needs this promotion to feel like a real man
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1. cmrdporcupine ◴[25 Aug 25 13:18 UTC] No.45013540[source]▶
I think it's more the case that in today's Google, you need that promotion to stay employed.
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2. uz3snolc3t6fnrq ◴[25 Aug 25 16:39 UTC] No.45015753[source]▶
seems to be the reason they go through UI changes every year or so. like agh, there goes my muscle memory again. at least ol' reliable hn is still the same good old plain renderable-by-anything-more-advanced-than-a-toaster html