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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl maybe some "cut scenes" during the intro. You appearing outdoors...
Other than that. Just ignore the comments. You know you're not an AI, that's enough.
There'll always be people who don't believe and don't want to believe whatever you say or do. Moonlanding. Flat earth. Impossible to prove a negative. It could be baiting too.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

Change your haircut.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl I’d put a disclaimer on the screen at the beginning that states that AI was not used, like the way disclaimers sometimes state that no animals were hurt filming something.
Some people might not believe it, but at least those that are wondering will know.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl Could it be the Danish accented English they think is artificial? Try adopting the terrible English that former Norwegian prime minister and NATO general secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, is infamous for here. Tou can probably find some examples online - no one will believe that is made by AI…

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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl As you talk, nonchalantly hold your microphone so everyone can see that your hand has a 6th finger. And then halfway through your vid, bite off this 6th finger and spit it into a jar that's full of other fingers.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl I settled with "just don't read comments on YouTube" 10 years ago.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl
Maybe have some sections where you aren't using a green screen? You did a video out in nature once, maybe more of that? Doesn't have to be nature, could be your office, garden, patio...I'm not saying make entire videos like that, use the green screen when you need to show some graphics or a video clip, but then cut back to nature/office when it's just you talking.
But that's just me guessing that the green screen is what triggers people AI spider senses. It could be your Danish accent as well, or sounding too rehearsed.
But I'm just guessing, I might be completely off.
(Joking: Or just drop all professionalism and do an unscripted video from the bathroom
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@randahl say fuck
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl
You can tell them that with the greatest respect, they can fuck off.That should do it.
You know you can never convince someone of the truth if they really want the lie to be true.
Emotions have been around longer and intelligence is on top of it, so emotions rule. Always has.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl Include a few bloopers, perhaps. Unless you are perfect in 1 go, that should work.
And otherwise create some bloopers.

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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl make up some new words (preferably obscene) on the show, like "Putin is a cuntwaffle"
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl just show that you don't have six fingers

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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl This has been a thing for as long as the internet has been around. 15 years it was people calling "photoshop" on everything, today it's "AI."
It's tough to get people to understand what the tells of a fake actually are, and even the best spotters will have some false positives.
"We can't know what's true" is part of the point of disinformation, and by far the hardest one to counter.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl lean into it, claim to not be AI but a lizard man in a human suit.
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@randahl Having now watched a few clips of your YT channel, I have no idea why people think you're AI generated. Probably their inability to recognize proper grammar when delivered by a flesh and blood human.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl I would say you can't, and there's no point in trying. It would be a pointless distraction.
The poor writing in your example suggests someone who's not well educated, or at least not challenged in their education to make more effort. It's lazy, and suggests lazy thinking. You can't do much for lazy thinkers. They have to participate in the effort, and they're clearly unwilling or unable to.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl This calls for a Bugs Bunny polemic
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl Erm, is that comment maybe referring to that automated AI translation voice over by Youtube? Maybe these persons don't know how to turn it off.
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Every week I get multiple comments from YouTube viewers who think that I am not a real person, but an AI generated character.
What can I do in my next episode that will lay this weird conspiracy theory to rest?

@randahl
I think there is no way to convince those people.
Any attempt to prove you are not AI will probably be interpreted as proof of you being AI.
It reminds me of the wise words of the great philosopher yogi bear
“The deeper you go into the woods, the more nuts you will find.”