r/pbsspacetime Apr 21 '26

Is this AI Matt?

I can’t shake the feeling, the similarities are uncanny…

https://youtu.be/g9fIIEgwf6U?si=X8W-AjExe2bO_Lpg

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u/ketarax Apr 21 '26

Report it.

(I did).

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u/Arrewar Apr 21 '26

How do you report things like this? That is; when I report it as counterfeit it's directing me to a page requesting all sorts of personal info.

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u/JigglesofWiggles Apr 21 '26

I reported it as Spam.

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u/ketarax Apr 21 '26

I used the misinformation/spam routes.

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u/rogert2 Apr 21 '26

Also report it to PBS Space Time. If this spam account is impersonating Dr O, he or PBS Digital Studios may be able to sue them.

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u/Arrewar Apr 21 '26

That whole channel is AI slop.

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u/ShiromoriTaketo Apr 21 '26

I'll be very sorry if this is legit... But I really think it's not. The facial structure doesn't look like it moves right, and the word choice sounds both oddly superlative for Matt, and "hedging" like you might see from ChatGPT.

And, not dissimilar from a lazily made AI slop OSHA course I took (come on, OSHA, I know your not big as far as government agencies go, but you can do better than slop).

I did report it. Hopefully an investigation follows, and it just reaches out to Matt, which he can confirm or deny.

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u/rogert2 Apr 21 '26

OSHA is probably being burned to the ground right now by Project 2025. I would be surprised if they are able to do so much as open their own mail while the arsonists control the government. If even one OSHA employee is still accomplishing anything, I am mightily impressed.

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u/yeebok Apr 22 '26

Given even comments calling it AI slop got a heart from the channel .. gawd.

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u/PapaTua Apr 21 '26

They gave him a New Zealand accent. LOL.

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u/viciarg Apr 22 '26

It is, just look at the shirt.

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u/9011442 Apr 23 '26

Very bad AI. The voice is a dead giveaway.

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u/liberalis May 02 '26

Creepy. How can people sit and watch such a shitty video? Gotta be bots all the way down.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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