Anyone got any informative YouTube channels that DON’T use AI slop?

https://lemmy.world/post/44507044

Anyone got any informative YouTube channels that DON’T use AI slop? - Lemmy.World

I love long-form videos that tell information and stories. Documentaries about most any topics, especially ones that last an hour or more, are my bread and butter. But when I’m using YouTube on my TV, I can’t tell from thumbnails what the quality of a channel is. Sometimes I find gold, but other times it’s obvious they’re using an AI voice over or AI imagery and I immediately turn it off. I’m so tired of trudging through the slop, even though it’s just beginning. So for now, I figure I’ll check with y’all - do you have any preferred/recommended channels that make the sort of video I’m looking for, that are still human-made? I’d love to hear about them.

Simon Whistler is the man. He runs a bunch of YouTube channels with the same basic idea. He has a script about a topic written by a person then he reads it on camera with plenty of his own additions. My favorite channels are “into the shadows”, “casual criminalist” " megaprojects" and “side projects” but I think he has a few more. Each one is themed differently but all are good, interesting, human made and educational. Tons of content on each channel.
Has his content gotten more accurate? I stopped watching him after he claimed that the cell signal meter on your phone doesn’t measure the signal strength but actually the distance to the nearest tower
I don’t fact check his videos for technicalities. I consume mostly historical or true crime from him.