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This isn't fully "Hidden" but I've always wondered if Ai scraping is the reason why short form videos on Youtube/TikTok/Instagram featuring film/tv clips will s

This isn't fully "Hidden" but I've always wondered if Ai scraping is the reason why short form videos on Youtube/TikTok/Instagram featuring film/tv clips will sometimes have 2 audio tracks... one with the actual audio from the clip a little louder and one audio track with a computer generated narrator providing running commentary of what is happening and why. As a human I'm able to tune it out but it is very weird/jarring. In case anyone hasn't had the displeasure of viewing these I'll link some in a comment below once I scroll through my feed and find one.

tikhonj 5mo ago
I'd guess it's more a way to avoid YouTube's copyright detection/etc rather than AI scraping per se.
- s20n 5mo ago
  I'm failing to understand GP's logic here. Why would someone who's posting some TV show's content in complete disregard of their intellectual property rights be bothered about AI scraping?
  - threecheese 5mo ago
    Keeps their videos from being taken down automatically by platform content filters. It’s an additive audio track - a running summary of the clip most of the time, and so I imagine this is some fair-usey anti takedown protection. It’s everywhere on short form sites.
neksn 5mo ago
Isn’t that the audio description (AD) track? Maybe it’s mixed in because of an encoding error.
- JoblessWonder 5mo ago
  I wish... it is much more generic and touches on the plot which the audio description track wouldn't do. I'll see if I can find one. They are extremely annoying.
- JoblessWonder 5mo ago
  Here is an example: https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2057809630269481389&currentTweetUser=everymovieandtv https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaView...
kenjackson 5mo ago
I thought it was done to keep the video from getting taken down due to copyright (with automatic scanners). I also noticed sometimes videos will have a horizontal line that runs through it -- I've assumed that it wouldn't get flagged for copyright violation.
JoblessWonder 5mo ago
Here is an example! You tune out the audio description but it is also on the screen: https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2057809630269481389&currentTweetUser=everymovieandtv https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaView...

tikhonj 5mo ago

I'd guess it's more a way to avoid YouTube's copyright detection/etc rather than AI scraping per se.

s20n 5mo ago
I'm failing to understand GP's logic here. Why would someone who's posting some TV show's content in complete disregard of their intellectual property rights be bothered about AI scraping?
- threecheese 5mo ago
  Keeps their videos from being taken down automatically by platform content filters. It’s an additive audio track - a running summary of the clip most of the time, and so I imagine this is some fair-usey anti takedown protection. It’s everywhere on short form sites.

neksn 5mo ago

Isn’t that the audio description (AD) track? Maybe it’s mixed in because of an encoding error.

JoblessWonder 5mo ago
I wish... it is much more generic and touches on the plot which the audio description track wouldn't do. I'll see if I can find one. They are extremely annoying.
JoblessWonder 5mo ago
Here is an example: https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2057809630269481389&currentTweetUser=everymovieandtv https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaView...

kenjackson 5mo ago

I thought it was done to keep the video from getting taken down due to copyright (with automatic scanners). I also noticed sometimes videos will have a horizontal line that runs through it -- I've assumed that it wouldn't get flagged for copyright violation.

JoblessWonder 5mo ago

Here is an example! You tune out the audio description but it is also on the screen: https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2057809630269481389&currentTweetUser=everymovieandtv https://x.com/Sephanade/status/2057539677767250212/mediaView...