AI Update: 50 Prompts For ChatGPT, Spotting Deep Fakes, YouTube Adds AI, Golden Hour Landscapes

How To Spot Deep Fakes

One of the biggest concerns I have for the upcoming election and news, in general, is deep fakes in images, video, and audio.

This article gives 5 examples for you to test your ability to spot them. I got 3 out of 5.

YouTube Dives into AI Waters: Auto-Generates Video Summaries

YouTube is dipping its toes into the AI pool with a new experiment: auto-generating video summaries using artificial intelligence. As reported by TechCrunch, these AI-crafted summaries have begun to grace the watch and search pages of the popular video platform, albeit only for a select few English-language videos and viewers.

The purpose of this AI foray is to provide users with a rapid overview of a video's content, thus allowing them to swiftly determine if it's the right fit for their viewing pleasure. But before you start fearing for the creative integrity of your favorite YouTubers, rest assured. YouTube has made it clear that these AI summaries are not intended to replace the video descriptions lovingly crafted by the creators themselves.

However, the platform has so far remained mum on how viewers will be able to distinguish between a summary penned by a human and one birthed by an AI. This leaves us in a bit of a "Schrodinger's summary" situation, where until we open the box (or in this case, click on the video), we won't know who or what wrote the summary.

AI-generated video summaries are not a novel concept. Tools such as Clipnote.ai, Skipit.ai, and Scrivvy have been offering similar services. Yet, these tools have not been without their critics, particularly when it comes to summarizing longer videos. As one Reddit user noted, his experience with Clipnote.ai was less than satisfactory, with the tool merely regurgitating the first few lines of his video description.

It's still early days for YouTube's AI experiment, and only time will tell if these auto-generated summaries will be a boon or a bane for creators. Will they help enhance video descriptions, or will they fall flat like a poorly written punchline?

This initiative is just the latest in a series of AI-based endeavors by YouTube. The platform has previously tested AI-generated quizzes for educational videos and an AI-powered dubbing tool. Meanwhile, parent company Google continues to invest heavily in AI, with recent launches including an AI-assisted note-taking app and AI-generated backgrounds for Google Meet calls.

As we wait and watch for the results of YouTube's latest AI experiment, one thing is clear: the intersection of AI and content creation is an exciting, albeit challenging, frontier that continues to push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. I expect to see a lot more make its way into YouTube in the coming months.