YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent

Thu, 4 Sep 2025 18:23:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/youtubes-ai-editing-scandal-reveals-how-reality-can-be-manipulated-without-our-consent-264047>

"Disclosure, consent and platform power have become newly invigorated
battlefields with the rise of AI.

The issue came to the fore recently with YouTube’s controversial decision to
use AI-powered tools to “unblur, denoise and improve clarity” for some of the
content uploaded to the platform. This was done without the consent, or even
knowledge, of the relevant content creators. Viewers of the material knew
nothing of YouTube’s intervention.

Without transparency, users have limited recourse to identify, let alone
respond to, AI-edited content. At the same time, such distortions have a
history that significantly predates today’s AI tools."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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