r/RealOrAI • u/Regular-Dirt1898 • 22d ago
HELP ”Future prediction from 1999”
https://youtube.com/shorts/a5zb7q7DLLU?is=8gSl7LjDg0x9m4R9This is fram a an account called beatsnblends. The other videos on that account doesn’t seem to be AI. What do you guys think? Obviously it is fiction and not from 1999. But is it a skit or is it AI?
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u/Worth-Wonder-7386 22d ago
Quite obviously fake. It is way too specific on things like the name of things to be such a prediction. Kan unsure of the exact technology here, but my guess is that it is a video or image that has been modified with AI audio.
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u/Regular-Dirt1898 22d ago
Sorry! That was unnecessary rude of me. Thank you for your input! I agree that it is clearly a skit and now I know for sure that it Isn’t AI as well.
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u/Regular-Dirt1898 22d ago
No shit! It’s obviously fake. But is it AI or not?
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u/PM_ME_UR_ZOIDBERG 22d ago
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/david-bowie-newsnight-1999/ Why not just google it instead of being a dick?
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u/Regular-Dirt1898 22d ago
Thank you! Because I did not know what to google.
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u/PM_ME_UR_ZOIDBERG 22d ago
"Newsnight 1999 social media"
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u/Regular-Dirt1898 22d ago
Ohhh I’m so stupid! Yeah, that would have been good because it is in the video.
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u/Mr-MuffinMan 22d ago
seems fake only because it's way too accurate.
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u/Regular-Dirt1898 22d ago
Sorry! That was unnecessary rude of me. Thank you for your input! I agree that it is clearly a skit and now I know for sure that it Isn’t AI as well.
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u/cpt_bongwater 22d ago
Even in the 90s people were sharing cute cat videos. Yall acting like the internet didn't exist back then. People just shared them on forums instead of youtube and reddit.
Earliest recorded usage of "Social Media" has to be mid 90s; so even when this was filmed it was being used semi-regularly.
People were using emoticons :-) before emojis so that isn't such a stretch either.
As for the ads...capitalism gonna capitalism.
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u/pringle444 22d ago
It's Michael Spicer, it's a skit. The clips of Jeremy Paxman are clearly edited in. Where is the AI?
The actual source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QAiJ5rJALE
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u/RealOrAI-Bot 22d ago
Sentiment: 20% AI
Sentiment reasoning: One commenter suggested the video might have AI-modified audio because it was 'too specific' in its predictions. However, multiple other commenters identified the content as a known skit by Michael Spicer, with one explicitly asking 'Where is the AI?' and providing a source link. Another commenter stated it doesn't have to be AI to be a skit. One commenter found it fake due to being 'too accurate' but didn't mention AI. 5 comments were processed.
Number of comments processed: 5
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u/RealOrAI-Bot 22d ago
Sentiment: 0% AI
Sentiment reasoning: The community largely believes the content is a real skit by Michael Spicer, with a source link provided. Commenters explain that elements like social media usage, emoticons, and ads were plausible in the 90s, and clips were edited in rather than AI-generated. One comment suggests it seems fake due to being too specific or accurate, and another guesses AI audio was used.
Number of comments processed: 5
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