AI ‘AGT’ Clips Are Flooding Social Media — Here’s How to Tell What’s Real, Fake

It’s no secret that America’s Got Talent clips are known for gaining crazy traction online. There are auditions, like Kodi Lee, Richard Goodall, and Jessica Sanchez, whose auditions have earned over one million views in one night. Now, there’s a different type of audition that’s gaining clicks online, artificial intelligence generated audition clips. Here’s how to tell what’s real and what’s fake.

How to Tell What’s Real, What’s AI

It can be tricky to determine which clips are real and ai, but there are a few things to look for. People that create AI audition clips are often familiar with the shows and use clips of judges. Judges will look normal, but pay attention to the pairings, if you see Amanda Holden on anything labelled AGT, know that it’s AI. 

Typically, when deciphering between real and fake you should look for exaggerated expressions, unlikely body types, and things that are too unique to make sense. Creators of AI auditions will often place an effect of some kind, making a judge’s expression other-worldly. I’m talking about humbling over to laugh, but their smiles become the size of their head. 

When it comes to unlikely body types, you’ll see an AI character that has either a petite or oversized figure, but it’s often overdone. Half the time, the video is even edited in a way where it’s clear that the body image is the brunt of the joke. Think, an extremely malnourished woman on a stage drinking a smoothie then standing up to receive surprised looks from the judges and audience. 

NOTE: the following is an actual AGT audition.

Finally, you should also be looking out for things that are too unique to be real. I’m not talking about Geneviève Côté’s animal noises on the stage, I’m talking about a human turning into a weird animated monster. Always go by the saying if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Another thing to keep in mind is movement of the contestant, if it’s jittery or inconsistent, it’s not real.  

AI Creators Rip Off Show’s Background

When these clips come up on your YouTube or even your Instagram for you page, it may be hard to notice that they’re AI, since the background is very realistic. As AI technology becomes more intricate, it’s easier for these creators to take the show’s background and incorporate it into their content. 

Often, these videos include the same quirky song, “DJ TO MUCH BEER MANGKANE” by DJ Banjar. That song has never once appeared on the NBC competition series and it won’t anytime soon. 

Although the popularity of this type of video has skyrocketed on social media, it’s best not to engage in the content. Artificial intelligence has major effects on climate, as well as social change. If fake clips earn more views than the actual show, the probability of the show getting cancelled begins to increase. Also, viewing these clips over actual contestants brings down the probability of your favorite acts getting widespread popularity. Compared to AI videos, real Got Talent footage has more normal, arguably real-life, talent. 

There are over 20 seasons of America’s Got Talent, and even more of worldwide Got Talent shows, so we promise there’s auditions you haven’t seen before that you need to. Make sure to tune into official YouTube channels, such as AGT and BGT’s official pages, as well as Talent Recap, Top Talent, Top 10 Talent, Top Viral Talent, Viral Feed, Freakin’ Famous Auditions, Talent Rewind, and more, if you want to see real Got Talent content.