i think yesterday i saw comments on some cbs youtube videos, that catched my eyes, for the first time. i mean, they are obviously fake. today again, on different videos, but always the same sentiment: “great post! keep going! emoji, emoji”

but why? i’d understand hate comments, but that?

am i going nuts?

screenshot taken from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Q_jDixEq4

  • Squorlple@lemmy.worldEnglish
    57·
    1 day ago

    Hopping in here to clarify for OP that these aren’t AI. They’re just spam bots. Their scripts are pre-generated and may at most contain a vague reference to specifics of the video. They are not unique to CBS videos in any way. Many YouTube channels curate spam out of their comments but that process is time-consuming and/or leads to accidental censorship of unproblematic comments.