# Kids and parents eat AI slop

> AI-generated health videos trick elderly parents with fake vitamins and water advice.
- Title: Kids and parents eat AI slop · Straight Arrow | Shortify
- Summary: AI-generated health videos trick elderly parents with fake vitamins and water advice. YouTube AI health videos mislead seniors with fake vitamins and water…
- Keywords: parenting, social media, artificial intelligence, youtube, health misinformation, seniors, kids, news, politics, world, parents, eat
- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/your-kids-are-consuming-ai-slop-your-parents-may-be-too
- Published: 2026-10-20T10:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai, parenting, social media, artificial intelligence, youtube, health misinformation, seniors, kids, news, politics, world
## AI slop for kids
YouTube creators make AI cartoons for kids that children watch repeatedly.

> this is when it hit me, people are actually making money creating these ai-animated stories for kids and then posting them to youtube
## AI health slop for seniors
YouTube videos push fake vitamins and water advice to seniors with no real health benefits.

> one of the scariest things i’ve seen out of the commercial availability of ai isn’t its effects on children. it’s how it’s affecting our elderly population
## AI health misinformation
researchers find seniors share fake health advice more than younger people.

> people’s ability to detect synthetic media online is about as good as a coin toss
## AI health videos target seniors
YouTube videos use fake studies to sell fake health advice to seniors.

> the host is fake, the information is fake and the papers used to justify the advice are fake as well
## AI health videos on YouTube
YouTube videos target seniors with fake health advice about vitamins and water.

> i saw this video about such and such vitamins, or that you need such and such thing for your health
## AI health misinformation spread
AI health videos spread quickly with fake sources and no real health benefits.

> the videos referred to sources that jarry said appear to have been hallucinated by a large language model
## YouTube’s response
YouTube adds labels to ai-generated videos and warns against fake authorship.

> the company has also added labels on ai-generated videos, placing a particular emphasis on photorealistic content
## Children’s health concerns
Children’s advocates warn ai videos distort reality and overwhelm learning.

> there’s no regulation on the use of the word educational, so it gets slapped on these ai slop videos quite a bit
## AI health advice risks
AI health advice can cause real health problems for seniors.

> i’m like grandma, that’s not even real
## YouTube’s policy changes
YouTube adds labels to ai-generated videos and warns against fake authorship.

> the company has also added labels on ai-generated videos, placing a particular emphasis on photorealistic content
## AI health misinformation
AI health videos spread quickly with fake sources and no real health benefits.

> the videos referred to sources that jarry said appear to have been hallucinated by a large language model
## YouTube’s response
YouTube adds labels to ai-generated videos and warns against fake authorship.

> the company has also added labels on ai-generated videos, placing a particular emphasis on photorealistic content
## AI health advice risks
AI health advice can cause real health problems for seniors.

> i’m like grandma, that’s not even real
## AI health misinformation
AI health videos spread quickly with fake sources and no real health benefits.

> the videos referred to sources that jarry said appear to have been hallucinated by a large language model
## YouTube’s policy changes
YouTube adds labels to ai-generated videos and warns against fake authorship.

> the company has also added labels on ai-generated videos, placing a particular emphasis on photorealistic content
## AI health advice risks
AI health advice can cause real health problems for seniors.

> i’m like grandma, that’s not even real
## Key takeaway

YouTube AI health videos mislead seniors with fake vitamins and water advice, risking health.