eevBLAB 134 - Youtube Layoffs & AI Push

[EEVblog]

Youtube are laying off anyone who wants to leave, in a big restructure and AI push.

[rteodor]

There is a step 3: hire back at lower salary.

[SiliconWizard]

I'm sure this is going to make YT better.

Not that I personally care, as I'm not a Youtuber and I don't have relatives or friends who work at YT, but certainly for those who do, that may be a bit concerning.

There was "You" in Youtube. That was the whole point all along. Maybe they should rename it "AItube".

[modrobert]

I think this GenAI bubble will be like a 100 times worse than the 3D TV flop when it bursts. The LLM error rate scales up with production, it's not going away unless research finds some radically different approach, and they haven't so far, it's seems to be a hard problem mathematically which none of the invested wants to hear about.

[reubot]

Unfortunately it's also affecting moderations:

YouTube's AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos, calls them dangerous
Creators baffled as videos on local accounts, unsupported PCs vanish under ‘harmful acts’ rule

[madires]

Lovely! Let's watch how fast their LLM destroys YouTube. Removing videos about win11 hacks while promoting state sponsered propaganda and misinformation (from the usual dictatorships).