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cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Thu 5 Feb 2026, 21:56,
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Looks AI
The way the mud on the wheels fuzzes into existence as they rotate and the way the muddy water moves forward in the ruts the truck is moving through.
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I'm ashamed to say that I've watched hours of their videos, and they're indeed real.
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cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Thu 5 Feb 2026, 23:36,
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You're confusing MPEG artifacting with AI slop artifacting.
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Fri 6 Feb 2026, 12:08,
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After my comment I saw that there were hundreds of hours of video
and began to think it must be an quirk of high resolution digital video.
Obviously, I’m going to struggle to identify what’s AI produced and what is real.
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That'll be the next brainwave move by youtube, reduce the quality of non-AI material until its difficult to tell the difference
that or an AI-fying filter
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They are already adding AI 'upscaling' without letting uploaders opt out.
The upscaling turns hair to plastic and makes everything look CG.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Fri 6 Feb 2026, 15:19,
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That's already a thing - has been for a few years.
1080p videos have a Premium option if you check the video settings - the "free with ads" videos are all lower bitrate.
Then they added the "default on" AI upscaling, and they are just rolling out the "text prompt content creation" feature, to flood the platform with even more slop for even less effort.
Enjoy!
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Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Sun 8 Feb 2026, 16:18,
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I think they have these wierd shitty vehicles because they're poor, rather specialised
they can't afford proper vehicles, so they weld together the minimim they need.
I once spent a couple of days travelling through the mountains in Laos on what seemed to be a motor in a wheelbarrow at the front, with a big rubber drive belt pulling the passenger cart behind it connected by poles. I paid my money to get to the chinese border, and found we all (me and whatever villages and their chicken were in there on that stretch) had to get out and walk on the steeper bits of the dirt roads.
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 6 Feb 2026, 3:16,
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never looked it up before, but it was something like this
it was a long two days. I think around '94
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 6 Feb 2026, 3:17,
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Looks like the front end of a small tractor.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Fri 6 Feb 2026, 20:20,
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It's a two wheel tractor
Been around for a long time - I guess they're more versatile than a four wheel tractor.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Fri 6 Feb 2026, 22:55,
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Tricky without the trailer.
Driven by people with exceptionally good balance, a sort of agricultural unicycle.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Sat 7 Feb 2026, 21:02,
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This was just the closest pic I could find.
The one I was on used the front engine to drive the back axle, via a giant rubber drive belt about a foot wide, rather than pulled from the front. Had several poles connecting the two. Had plenty of time to contemplate what an odd contraption it was
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Sat 7 Feb 2026, 21:49,
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