Date: September 21st, 2026 2:04 PM Author: checked out chud
Browsing YouTube is no longer a pleasant experience because 80% of videos have really off-putting AI generated thumbnails
Never thought I'd come to agree with Reddit on something but this shit is gross and really sucks
I'm not commenting on the substance of AI abilities or it as a technology. Just on the particular application of people slapping shitty AI graphics on everything. I have no idea if the average subhuman normgroid actually likes this stuff or not. Very bleak if they do
Date: September 21st, 2026 2:08 PM Author: balding maize really tough guy
in other discussions, i've seem content creators claiming ai thumbnails increase clickthrough by 100%. (haven't verified myself.)
i often find myself click on obviously ai thumbnails thinking it would be neat to see more. what i usually find is that the content is from some small account with a shitty ai-generated script and crap graphics that i close in seconds. i hope going forward that an ai-thumbnail will become an anti-signal for me but it's not the case right now.