YouTube: FUNTASTIC YTA 21-year-old computer science student from the Philippines has revealed he made $9,000 in a single month from his YouTube channel, producing AI-generated videos.
Mark Lawrence I Garilao, creator of FUNTASTIC YT, told NPR he uploads one or two videos a day featuring a cartoon kitten and his father in surreal scenarios. He said each video takes one to two hours to create using tools like ChatGPT for dialogue, KlingAI for animation, and other editing software.
One of the clips, showing the kitten swimming in a pond full of gummy bears, has been viewed nearly 2 million times. His channel now has nearly 600,000 subscribers and almost 500 million total views.
AI content draws scrutiny
Garilao’s videos are part of a wider wave of what critics call “AI slop” — short, mass-produced clips made with generative AI that spread rapidly on social platforms. Jason Koebler of 404Media said, “AI is really superpowering spam.” Adam Bumas of the newsletter Garbage Day said such clips exist “purely to be engaged with.”
Other creators are producing similar content at scale, aiming to capitalize on algorithm-driven recommendations. YouTube has updated its policies to cover “inauthentic” content, while TikTok and Instagram have introduced labels on AI-generated posts.
Apps like YouTube and TikTok have been the home of quite a few different AI-generated trends, including videos that turn your favorite podcasters into babies and ASMR that features aliens trying to serve you lava.
