Most viewers couldn't tell an AI video was fake, sparking fresh 'what is real' anxiety
healthygym · reddit · 2026-10-03
A Reddit post notes that in recent weeks some AI-generated videos have become indistinguishable from real footage: most commenters didn't realize a viral video was AI, with only one person spotting a tiny glitch.
The author, relatively young, says it made them feel old, and asks whether this is the new normal — and what means we'll have to validate what's real as AI keeps improving. They stress it's genuine curiosity, not doomposting.
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