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.

Even if you can’t afford Nebula, I recommend browsing its explore section, because many of its high quality creators and videos are also on YouTube

Here are some of my favourite creators who make half-hour-long animated documentary-style videos:

  • LEMMiNO
  • fern
  • Hoog
  • neo
  • PolyMatter
  • Mustard
  • Imperial
  • Cipher
  • PBS Space Time
  • melodysheep

Sad to see no love for one of the coolest dudes in Nebula, Grady from Practical Engineering.

If you like seeing how civil engineering projects happen, there’s no better channel. It reminds me of PBS shows I watched as a kid

I watch him on youtube, love his videos. Very straightforward and informative.
I love that he’s established enough in the niche that he gets access to film civil construction projects, too. Great stuff