The tube seems to clogged with far east videos

[A7er]

I logged on to Youtube tonight and it seems that 20% of the vids are from the far east. Has something happened to the tube? Has it been bought out by a Chinese company? The content has been getting poorer lately, I think I will log on less frequently, maybe even give it up and do something more productive!

[paul gough]

Possibly dumb AI serving up a self reinforcing diet. I have noticed a ‘narrowing’ of what is presented particularly in moments of boredom when one scrolls looking for a tit bit of interest. The so called AI efficiency of presenting you with things “you are interested in” means it regurgitates narrow focussed repeats. AI like all technology will be and is overused and applied, especially in the first generation of use. YouTube and search engines need to have very precise wording to deliver useful answers otherwise you get submerged in gunk or junk. Regards, Paul Gough.

[Jasonb]

I find it tends to serve up subjects based on what you have viewed.

Beware leaving your curser over videos you are not interested in as after a few seconds it thinks you have viewed them, take a look at your viewing history and see if that has happened. A bit mor eclicking on what you are interested in will soon have it back on track

[kvom]

Millions of Chinese are creating channels.

[Jasonb]

As I said it gives you more of what you have been looking at.

[A7er]

I am very careful about hovering over a video as some vids are live, and I don't have a tv licence (haven't watched telly in four years). The far east vids have died down a bit since my original post.

[Jo]

I got rid of the TV license just after lockdown and not having the temptation of sitting and watching the constant stream of games shows and other  has been life changing for me.

I never let Utube dictate the videos I watch on it: I search for what I want and after watching that one video (and checking if the originator has any other useful ones) do something more useful instead. I am a great believer in the radio or Podcasts   

I was also amazed at how many of the Tube's vids are AI generated.

Jo

[Chipswitheverything]

Interesting to me to find that some other forum people with plenty of  more absorbing things to do for themselves are, like me, without a household TV,  or a TV licence. Probably, as has happened to me over countless years, the goons at the Capita, Crapita,  franchised? licencing authority are very ready to threaten visits, penalties and treat one as if one must almost by definition be a covert criminal if not as enthusiastic as they are for wasting time gawping at the box .. Dave

[ozzie46]

Uhhhh What the heck is a TV license????

Ron

[crueby]

Uhhhh What the heck is a TV license????

Ron

Shhhh - dont give other countries an idea for yet another tax...

[Sanjay F]

Uhhhh What the heck is a TV license????

Ron

It’s like a driving license, but you need one to operate a TV safely in the UK! 😉 

Crazy, I know!

[crueby]

Uhhhh What the heck is a TV license????

Ron

It’s like a driving license, but you need one to operate a TV safely in the UK! 😉 

Crazy, I know!

For driving there is usually a road test - for TV, you have to prove you won't fall off the couch while watching?   

[Jasonb]

Although I don't watch a lot of TV I do watch live Youtube and stream other live broadcasts so still need to have a license. I could manage without what little I do watch but as the TV is there it is convinient to turn on sometimes though not to watch game shows.

I just looked down a 100 or so videos that YT offered to me, none of which are "far eastern" and once you take out the few sponsored (advert link) ones I would say 95% are related to things I have looked at in the past, googled, etc. I don't mind scrolling down to see what they may offer me as there is often something that may be of interest. I've come across a couple of engines that way that I have made models of and have a few videos saved as well as screen captures filed away under "future projects" I've even been able to contact the people putting up the videos for sizes etc.

[propforward]

There is too much AI slop on YouTube that's for sure, which I strongly object to.

I can make my own slop perfectly well. Don't need no stinkin' AI to do it for me.

[A7er]

I had a glitch with the tube recently. It "lost" my settings etc and I had to tell it who I was. My preferences came back for the channels I subscribe to, but that's when the far eastern vids exploded into view. They have (nearly) disappeared now.

Don't get me started on why I don't have, or need a TV licence!