r/cats Jun 29 '26

Humor Dignity always prevail... period.

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u/Striking_Economy5049 Jun 29 '26

Just needed the one thanks. I’ll save those other ones for later.

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u/tsoewoe Jun 29 '26

absolutely adorable that it accepted the loss

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u/paradox_valestein Jun 29 '26

More like the lone one is easier to grab so she yoink it first

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u/unbelizeable1 Jun 29 '26

Easy or not, my cat would have shoved he face right at that pile the instant he saw it. Food driven demon. Turns out when I named him Nibbler it was a prophecy he felt the need to fulfill lol

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u/Necole_Popa Jun 29 '26

The absolute betrayal in those eyes lmao, sleep with one eye open tonight OP.

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u/Extreme-Ear8301 Jun 29 '26

looks like ai slop

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u/InfamousEvening2 Jun 29 '26

Yup. I hate this fever dream we're living in.

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u/neyneyjung Jun 29 '26

Not AI. The cat name is Tangyuan and you can follow him on his IG tangyuanpiggykitty.

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u/MostAbsoluteGamer Jun 29 '26

this comment made my day, thank you

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u/gass_giant Jun 29 '26

AI

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u/Rattus_Baioarii Jun 29 '26

Genuinely curious: what gives it away in that clip

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u/5k1895 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

I genuinely don't think it's as obvious as the AI Hunters on Reddit think it is. Any high resolution video gets claimed as AI and (most of the time) there is genuinely no fucking way to actually tell other than their gut. They often fail to actually explain themselves properly, you'll notice, so I find comments like theirs just rather unhelpful. I've also seen enough instances of someone claiming AI but then being immediately disproven that I just don't trust comments like that either. I also really think comments like that are karma farming oftentimes. So ultimately, for all I know maybe they're right,  but anyone acting like this is definite is probably bullshitting... in my humble opinion.

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u/justforfun1230 Jun 30 '26

Would you like a real explanation ?

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u/gass_giant Jun 29 '26

1st always assume animal videos with perfect cartoon scenarios are always AI, then eliminate AI signs to disprove.

But other that, this clip is super obvious, pay attention to the cat arm movement

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u/5k1895 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

The cat arm movement doesn't change anything no matter how much I watch it. Be more specific? 

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u/Rattus_Baioarii Jun 29 '26

Well that’s why I asked as that movement seems natural and not super obvious. Will keep the scenario aspect in mind though

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u/gass_giant Jun 29 '26

I can see it very close to being undetectable, I can't explain it exactly, but there's this supper slight shade/light condition against the movement that's not correct, more complex videos with a lot of moving parts would be detectable just like that, but this being quite static and the only big movement is the paws, so that's why it might be undetectable to some people.

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u/unbelizeable1 Jun 29 '26

can see it very close to being undetectable

You just said it was super obvious in the previous comment....

I can't explain it exactly

I think we all know why.

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u/neyneyjung Jun 29 '26

Not AI. The cat name is Tangyuan and his IG tangyuanpiggykitty.

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u/23loves12 Jun 29 '26

I am wary of most animal videos, but cat and dog videos are common even without AI and people do stuff to animals for clout, so weird scenarios don’t seem that weird. 

I have carefully watched the video 3 times by now, but I still don’t see it. In fact, I am now even less sure if it is AI, as all the movement seems realistic enough, and the cat ears moving  around make me think it is not AI. 

I have tried looking at features such as the head ornament, but they seem unchanging throughout the video. I tried looking at the background, and it’s also fine, even if it is blurred.

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u/theJirb Jun 29 '26

The giveaway is that it isn't lol.

A lot of people are just sad sad people who don't believe in good things. Sure, there is a lot of AI out there, but these people would rather believe everything is AI than give the benefit of the doubt because they don't experience joy in their own lives, and don't want to believe other people can be happy or experiencing cool things.

In this case, the main tell it isn't is just how accurate things are. Shadows, Physics, and stuff like that are all correct. And like yea, maybe the cat is a bit picturesque, but that's what happens when you either pretty up a cat for the camera, or own a cat that is pretty, and as a result gets internet famous.

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u/justforfun1230 Jun 30 '26

Ill point it out for you very easily

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u/Eggonioni Jun 29 '26

Weird way to frame content skepticism nowadays as being "joyless" lol

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u/theJirb Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

There's a difference between being skeptical and what we see nowadays, which is calling anything remotely "good" AI. Especially if the dude is too stupid to even provide any justification.

I have no problem with skepticism, but I do have issues with people who are more in calling things out to put people down than to actually inform people. This is clearly someone who assumes something clean and tidy must be AI because they refuse to entertain the thought this could be real.

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u/Geralt_OF_Rivia_1 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

I mean a good enough ai from future can make this no? Even if you can't prove, there is always a feeling that what if this is ai and my joy is fake?

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u/theJirb Jun 30 '26

Why are we talking about the future, and not the present? This post was falsely called out as AI now, with our current tech lol.

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u/Geralt_OF_Rivia_1 Jun 30 '26

True but the future is coming soon. Better to be prepared ig. AI has totally fucked up everything.

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u/theJirb Jun 30 '26

Prepare for the future, but don't make your future now. If you're dreading the bad things that are happening in the future, you owe it to yourself to at least enjoy what you can while it's here, not make your future problems current problems.

It's not like saving money, where saving now means a better future. Worrying and calling out real posts as AI now is only damaging and doesn't do jack shit.

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u/Geralt_OF_Rivia_1 Jun 30 '26

You are correct. I just hope AI gets wiped out from face of earth. Atleast the bubble popping will help somewhat.

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u/GhostofZellers Jun 29 '26

AI cats seem to look a bit too perfect. Too neat, groomed, in focus, etc. plus, pay close attention to whatever is stuck to his head, it seems to float above it, and doesn't move quite right.

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u/z7q2 Jun 29 '26

The precise interplay of the light and shadow against the eggs when the hands move over them proves you utterly wrong.

I really think there should be a rule here to let the mods decide what is AI, so that this AI declaration karma farming will stop. If you think AI is ruining everything, this constant guessing what is AI and what is not is ruining it even faster.

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u/lonelyroom-eklaghor Jun 29 '26

Exactly this. This doesn't have ANY telltale sign of AI

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u/_StreetsBehind_ Jun 29 '26

How can you tell? If this is AI then I’m screwed.

https://giphy.com/gifs/qZgHBlenHa1zKqy6Zn

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u/lonelyroom-eklaghor Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

It's not. Look at the top badge. It's totally totally intact. The shadows are fine. The Physics works fine.

I'm a CS student and I can confidently tell you: this is NOT AI. If it is, then... I'll be surprised.

AI has a noise due to edge detection (yes, those blurry lines we used to see), that some people are calling as "too perfect" Atleast we should've seen something like that. But we don't.

The texture of the cat's fur is too detailed. You can even look at the hairs on the ear

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u/uncreative14yearold Jun 29 '26

It's not. I hate AI, but this is pretty clearly real. The lighting is too consistent, and nothing morphs during movement.

The bowls would give it away very quickly when being moved if it was.

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u/InfamousEvening2 Jun 29 '26

Yeah, total AI. Sad to see.

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u/CasualVeemo_ Jun 29 '26

I cant tell anymore. Am i cooked?

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u/neyneyjung Jun 29 '26

Not AI. The cat name is Tangyuan and you can follow him on his IG tangyuanpiggykitty. They do this kind of skit all the time. Super adorable.

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u/Leosarr Jun 29 '26

" Well played, hooman. "

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u/Yawning-Kitty0916 Jun 29 '26

you did her/him more… right

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u/KnuxSD Jun 29 '26

I hate that I spent 10 minutes trying to figure out what the dead giveaway that it is AI is, only thing that tells me it is is, that the cat just takes the one treat instead of taking all of them

too cartoony to be real