The Death of Educational Content on YouTube

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Countless AI slop channels are relentlessly copying our work. So one day we decided: enough is enough. We went undercover to investigate who’s behind them and what this flood of AI slop means for the future of educational content on YouTube.

Many thanks to Dr. Akhil Bhardwaj, neo, Memeable Data and The Present Past for their valuable insights.

Check out their channels:
neo: https://www.youtube.com/@neoexplains
Memeable Data: https://www.youtube.com/@memeabledata
The Present Past: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePresentPast_


Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14c9vJUltQuvE1tyC4zC61csEhg2GNGxymlQQzmLTt4k/edit?usp=sharing


Music list:
Intro:
Déjà-vu - N01R

Epidemic Sound:
Grieg 2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34_ No. 2, The Last Spring - Odyssey Orchestra
Cosmic Slumber - Valante
Beco das Garrafas - El Equipo Del Norte
SPHINX - Blue Steel
Jackpot - Blue Steel
Itsumo - Valante
Bionic - Ethan Sloan
Bad Vibrations - Stefan Ekstrom
Woodwind Reviere - Daniella Ljungsberg
A Truth Unwanted - Stefan Ekstrom
Big Smile Boogie - Speedy The Spider
Interstellar - Blue Steel
Can't Handle It - Ryan James Carr

Lens Distortions:
Variables
Prolific
Prototype
Awake
Foundations

Tom Fox:
Forever Conflict
Uptight
Deeper Sea
Attractive Forces (Variation 2)
New Formalities
Technically Correct
Minimal Deep Synth

Artlist:
DELNOVA - Follow the River
Ian Post - New World
Tamuz Dekel - The Shoulder Tap
Matooma - Dont Look Back


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