<![CDATA[Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice.]]>Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice.

Makes me wonder at what point in the past they went all-in on generated scripts.

(It's not all bad, if someone is still at the helm who actually cares. But overall quality declines.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/aa5735b8-0a49-4dee-84ee-64b4f2d1f4ba/every-month-it-seems-like-another-yt-channel-i-follow-in-tech-replaces-the-human-voice-backing-videos-with-a-cloned-ai-voice.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:53:06 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 14:27:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:16:32 GMT]]>@geerlingguy This was a good look behind the scenes for non-creators. https://youtu.be/Cd5EHfRerGI?si=zLMjkxjlAa2vbb14

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/keyboardg/statuses/116466004320339332https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/keyboardg/statuses/116466004320339332Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:16:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:12:12 GMT]]>@geerlingguy is there an example, I wonder if it is in my bubble too. I haven’t faced it yet, or so I think…
Why would creator do that? To skip recording narration?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116418067463656460/statuses/116465987269506622https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116418067463656460/statuses/116465987269506622Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:12:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:09:33 GMT]]>@tripplehelix @geerlingguy

On the other hand, a lot of people simply have horrible voices/vocal mannerisms. I'm guessing it's because many are not used to speaking on camera, but it's still really bad.

The recent Folding Ideas video has another YouTuber as a clip, and that guy is insufferable. Every sentence has the same modulation and he pitches like three octaves above his normal voice at the end of each one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AdmSnackbar/statuses/116465976863581347https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AdmSnackbar/statuses/116465976863581347Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:09:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:04:32 GMT]]>@geerlingguy YT views and payout has also been cratering recently, hasn't it?

I can understand that creators look for ways to reduce operating costs to return to profitable status, but reducing the quality of their content might just further reduce viewer numbers.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/bytesalat/statuses/116465957134663213https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/bytesalat/statuses/116465957134663213Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:04:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:53:58 GMT]]>@geerlingguy

Scripts would also mean good subtitles and therefore good translated subtitles. I might even appreciate the AI voice, when it otherwise would be a tough accent or rough audio.

When you say generated scripts, you mean AI generated?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/davedarko/statuses/116465915552932724https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/davedarko/statuses/116465915552932724Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:53:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:52:51 GMT]]>@geerlingguy if "AI" voice, then I stop watching the LLM generated video

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/aho/statuses/116465911149820541https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/aho/statuses/116465911149820541Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:52:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:43:35 GMT]]>@geerlingguy I don’t know if it says anything other than luck-of-the-draw that this doesn’t seem to have happened to any of the channels I follow… yet 😬

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://quinnwitz.house/users/magsol/statuses/116465874737270232https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://quinnwitz.house/users/magsol/statuses/116465874737270232Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:43:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Every month it seems like another YT channel I follow in tech replaces the human voice backing videos with a cloned AI voice. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:38:59 GMT]]>@geerlingguy I can't listen to AI voices. I struggle enough understanding the human voice. AI voices just lack any interest in the subject they're referring to. There's no inflection or interesting qwerks. It's an instant unsubscribe from me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/tripplehelix/statuses/116465856622246792https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/tripplehelix/statuses/116465856622246792Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:38:59 GMT