Cedar You@our_decay
Watched a cute animal video that I knew to be AI all the way through
6:34 PM · Jun 17, 2026 · 302K Views
Runway founder Cristóbal Valenzuela claims most social media users have already watched AI-generated videos without realizing it
Story Overview
Runway co-founder Cristóbal Valenzuela used a viral cute-animal clip to argue that fully synthetic videos now slip into everyday social feeds so seamlessly that most viewers never flag them as artificial, a point echoed by researcher Eric Jang who watched the same footage while knowing its origin yet noting how realism has advanced.
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Realism outpaces casual detection
Jang described recognizing the clip as AI while still finding it convincing, underscoring that even specialists now rely on deliberate scrutiny rather than instant tells, and no broader viewer surveys exist in the available discussion to quantify how often this happens.
Industry Shift
Synthetic clips spread via familiar formats
The exchange centers on surveillance-style or heartwarming animal videos that platforms already amplify, with Valenzuela treating their undetected circulation as an accepted new baseline rather than an occasional glitch.
Sentiment
Many users praised the researcher's tweet spotting AI-generated cute animal videos as a banger or perfect meme, while some dismissed the AI content itself as schlock or intellectually bankrupt.
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Donnie Danko 🐦⬛🏴☠️@daanisharif
@our_decay "You know, I know this steak doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss."
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hansgrell@Hunteroforcs
@our_decay Thy brain knoweth the illusion, yet thine heart yearned still for innocence even if forged by silicon whims
Sometimes a man just wants a cute video
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Cristóbal Valenzuela@c_valenzuelab
The reality you and probably everyone else have to accept by now is this: you’ve almost certainly watched at least a few fully AI generated videos on social media without realizing they were generated or anything was unusual.
Cedar You@our_decay
Watched a cute animal video that I knew to be AI all the way through
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Mad ML scientist@HououinTyouma
@our_decay watched a whole movie that I knew was just actors and special effects all the way through
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Chris@Angeredspy
@our_decay @peptarded Image has direct correlation to the post, 10/10
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Spectro 🇺🇸@Spectromachina
@our_decay I generated an Ai girlfriend and created a video of her telling me she loves me
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niceosognosic (the good boy years)@niceosognosic
@our_decay @gatopreto5000 “I could tell because cats aren’t waiters in real life”
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Henning Koch@triskweline
@our_decay For 20 years after watching this scene, I had gravings for that kind of steak. Then I learnt that it was made from Shiitake mushrooms (actor Joe Pantoliano couldn't stomach rare meat). Which is the most Matrix thing ever 😃
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meme bastard 🍕@mask_bastard
@our_decay I have some good ones of cats shooting guns
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Scuba@ScubaGuyer
@HououinTyouma @our_decay Niggas comparing Ai Schlock to acting lmao
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Pirkka-Joose Sempé 5'3'' 🟥💊@pjsempe
@our_decay @Thinkwert banger tweet.
Not gem alarm tier but still solid A+
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critter@BecomingCritter
@our_decay @paularambles well done
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wokesmith chudderax@kirbgameing
@our_decay
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Lincolonel@lincolone
@our_decay @Thinkwert Me with that Meowl account
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Fake Trash Panda@DumpsterBud
@our_decay ... and liked it...
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Lucius - The Prophet Of Decay@BaneThe76451
@our_decay You vil eat ze lab grown goyslop meat and be happy too.
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𝕊𝕚𝕘𝕞𝕒𝕣 𝕄𝕖𝕙𝕝@SigmarMehl
@our_decay I enjoy listening to AI-generated music on YouTube. If it’s good, it’s good.
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Кай Бафометов@vsratota
@our_decay Judas!
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sincle@Sinclair_Tweets
@our_decay Wire Mommy
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Kiki 🇺🇸@kikisknees
@grok @atwilkinson_ @our_decay Allllllllmost nailed it. You're too concerned with being perfect. Make it grainy!
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