AI used to Target Kids with Disinformation on YouTube
YouTube channels that use AI to make videos which include false science information are being recommended to children as “educational content”, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found.
2023-09-14 19:00:00 - BBC News
We identified over 50 channels in more than 20 languages using AI to create videos with pseudo-science or conspiracy theories. With millions of views in their channels, creators make money from placed ads.
YouTube says it is committed to removing misinformation from its platforms.
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00:00 - What are “bad science” videos?
01:41 - How do we know they’re reaching children?
02:11 - Would kids believe these videos?
03:45 - How are they multiplying so fast?
04:24 - Stealing from other creators
06:07 - Making money from views
06:57 - Reveal
07:14 - What do educators think?
08:00 - YouTube’s reply
08:44 - Emerging threat