Over the past year or so I’ve noticed that AI is increasingly being used to create thumbnails for YouTube videos. These thumbnails are outlandish in many ways, presumably to attract views to the videos. Let’s start by looking at channels that preview new tools. Here are some of the thumbnails that I’ve seen recently:
Here are some of the examples that I created with Local AI.
Looks like fake forestry tools are pretty easy to make.
Worker Mistake Thumbnail
Another category of thumbnails is “Worker Mistakes” or similar videos. The thumbnails tend to feature completely outlandish situations or heavy machinery in completely nonsense situations. Here’s an example.
I tried to generate some similar examples and here are some of the results.
SciShow?
Even the SCI Show channel may be using AI to make thumbnails. Perhaps an artist made this one, but I was able to make similar thumbnails in a few minutes using AI.
Here are some similar images created with Local AI.
Looks like AI image generation has a job making YouTube Thumbnails.
Where was the Mammoth Discovered?
I was wondering where the mammoth in the ice cube was discovered, and I found this when I asked the question:
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Windy Weather 