YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeting children

Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by seanmcdirmid on Friday November 10, 2017 @09:26PM (#15674661)

You are probably right ATM, but the technology is improving rapidly. At any rate, it is entirely plausible that the story themes are autogeneratrd (using a neural net to identify hot topics, then curating what it can produce on its own).

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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by chatmasta on Saturday November 11, 2017 @05:47AM (#15675807)

The kind of people pushing content like this are not using neural nets. They’re probably using Markov chains and PHP YouTube uploaders from 2012.

There’s a very distinct internet marketing subculture, and for some reason it’s always had a lot of cross over with script kiddies and semi technical Wordpress marketers.

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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by aerodeck on Saturday November 11, 2017 @01:17AM (#15675226)

You'd probably do a cheaper and better job just spending 15 minutes browsing youtube, then calling your buddy in Macedonia.

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Re:YouTube says it will crack down on bizarre videos targeti... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday November 11, 2017 @08:58AM (#15676369)

Sure, if many of your competitors aren’t already doing that.

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