A.I. Slop Is Taking Over The DIY Space On Social Media (And Most People Can’t Recognize It)

Over the last week or so, I’ve spent quite a bit of my evenings on YouTube watching videos and getting inspired for some outdoor projects I want to do. And one evening, rather than watching longer videos, I started scrolling through YouTube shorts. The YouTube algorithm first started showing me shorts from creators I follow, and then it started feeding me shorts from creators I had never heard of before. And then, it started showing me one A.I. video after another.

These A.I. shorts and reels are everywhere these days, flooding the DIY space online. But the most amazing thing to me is that when I read the comments on these videos, it seems like the overwhelming majority of people can’t tell that they’re A.I. I think that’s really problematic, and I’m really starting to loathe A.I. because of this.

I know that when we’re dealing with a topic like DIY projects, it’s not a huge deal. I mean, from my perspective, it is a problem because people are going to see these videos, get inspired to try these projects, spend their hard earned money on all of the materials, and then try the projects, but their project isn’t going to turn out anything like what they’ve seen on the A.I. video. I don’t like that at all. I don’t like the idea of these A.I. videos overpromising on the outcome of these DIY projects.

But when I realize how few people can tell the difference between real DIY videos and A.I. DIY videos, even now when A.I. still isn’t that great (I mean, it’s very good, but still it’s not perfect), it makes me really nervous about how A.I. is going to be used to so easily trick the vast majority of people in areas that are a lot more serious than DIY projects.

Let me show you just a few examples. I came across this video of a woman making an epoxy resin chandelier. The result is absolutely stunning. Of course it is. The whole thing is A.I. This isn’t a real person doing a real project. I mean, the project is probably doable. In fact, I’d love to try it. But it’s not going to be nearly as effortless as this “person” makes it look.

First, we see her cutting these ovals out of a chiffon-type fabric. And you can see that she’s cutting perfect ovals with no pattern. Okay, sure, maybe some people can do that. I can’t. But notice the size of the oval she’s cutting here. It’s smaller than the rest of the stack.

But when she goes to place it on the stack, it’s the same size as the rest.

And then she dips those fabric ovals into an epoxy resin that has been tinted pink.

Next, she drapes those resin-coated fabric ovals over the end of a stick.

First, notice how thick that resin is. You’re not going to get that thickness by dipping chiffon one time into resin. It would take several dips to get to that thickness. Also, notice how the resin is literally running off the bottom of the fabric, so it’s still very wet. And yet, the fabric oval has miraculously formed this perfect shape that looks like blown and twisted glass. That’s not how resin works. A piece of fabric that is soaking wet with resin still in its very liquid form would never take and hold a shape like that.

Next, she drills a tiny hole through the top of the dried resin/fabric piece for the cord to pass through.

But when we see a closeup of the hole, it’s much larger and going from side-to-side rather than the small hole going from top to bottom.

And here is the finished chandelier.

It’s gorgeous. But is it real? Nope. Is it doable? Yes, but this project is going to take a whole lot more time and effort than what is shown on this A.I. video. This YouTube short has over 500 comments, and almost all of them say things like, “Amazing!” and “She is an artist…truthfully” and “Your work is stupendously lovely!” and “Your talent is magical” and “You make this look so easy!” and on and on. Many people asked about the supplies used, but of course, those questions go unanswered because the only “supply” used here was an A.I. video maker. Out of those 500+ comments, only a handful recognized this as an A.I. video. This entire Epoxy Muse channel on YouTube is nothing but A.I. videos, but reading the comments on the videos, only a tiny fraction of the commenters seems to recognize it as such.

Here’s another project from Epoxy Muse — a terrazzo-inspired planter. First, she breaks up about five glass bottles in different colors.

And then she pours that tiny amount of glass into concrete.

It never shows her adding more glass. That’s it. Just five broken bottles in that large amount of concrete.

Next, she pours a little bit of the mixture into a five-gallon bucket and places another bucket inside. Let’s not overlook the fact that she’s doing all of this while effortlessly kneeling on gravel.

And then she fills up the sides with the rest of the concrete/glass mixture. Notice how the inside bucket has gone from translucent to white. Also, that inside bucket has ridges along the top. How do you get that out once the concrete has dried without destroying the bucket?

But she just effortlessly lift that inside bucket out of the dried concrete with no problem. Those ridges didn’t cause any kind of problem, and they left no indentations on the inside of the dried concrete planter. And where did all of that glass come from? Also, notice the shape and size of the planter at this point.

And then tell me how the planter that came out of a five-gallon bucket magically transformed into this shape and size.

Again, is this project doable? Of course it is! But not like this. The comments are pretty standard. “Wow, a beautiful woman creating a beautiful piece with her hands … nothing can beat that … <3 ” and “I love what you’re doing”. There were several comments giving this “person” suggestions for how to break the glass safely. And of course, there were questions about the products used that went unanswered because there were no actual products used here. Out of the almost 150 comments, there were only a few that recognized this as AI.

And here’s one more from her. First, she cuts fabric into large rectangles.

Next, she dips those rectangles into green-tinted epoxy resin.

And then she takes them out and places them flat to dry. And somehow, the resin has changed the shape from wide rectangles to the long rectangles.

And then she uses these dried epoxy resin rectangles as a border for a planting bed. But now, somehow, even though these are supposed to be resin-covered fabric, the whole thing is now translucent because you can see her glove through the resin.

Again, is this project doable? Yes, it is. But in order to get those resin pieces that thick, you’d have to dip those several times into the resin to build up the thickness. There’s no way they would be that thick just dipping the fabric one time into resin.

This video also has comments complimenting the beauty of the project and asking if she sells them or has a tutorial. There are comments asking about the products used, which of course, go unanswered. At least more people were able to recognize this as A.I., but I’m seriously worried about the ones who don’t immediately recognize this as A.I.

Another channel I came across (thanks to the YouTube algorithm feeding me this slop) that is nothing but A.I. videos is this Cortes Sitio Revivi. The channel was created on March 24, 2026, so it’s not even two months old. And yet, it already has 136 projects (all YouTube shorts), 60.5K subscribers, and almost 40 million views. First of all, an older man doing 136 projects start to finish all by himself in less than two months just defies common sense. Not even a strong, energetic 25-year-old man could do 136 projects in that amount of time. But when you watch the videos, the projects are all very clearly A.I. At least, it’s clear to me. But then I read the comments, and I’m astounded at how many people can’t tell that these are all AI. This man isn’t real, and neither are his projects.

Let’s just take a look at one, but they’re all equally this obvious. He starts with this big rock that he cleans with a dry brush. First, let’s note that a rock that size would weigh…what? At least 60 pounds? That would be my guess. But it’s big, bulky, and heavy.

And take a look at how clean he got that rock with just dry brushing.

And then he effortlessly picks it up like this to set it into place. Right.

Next, he refinishes this table top. I didn’t take a screen shot, but after sanding it, he stains it a really dark brown color. VERY dark brown.

But the finished tabletop is pretty much the same color as the original. Then he lifts that very large, solid wood tabletop all by himself with his hands in this position and effortlessly puts it into place. You might also notice that the rock has gotten quite a bit bigger.

And here’s the finished table.

So let’s take a look at the comments. “Spectacular!” “What a beautiful work of art!” “You are a true craftsman. Love all your projects.” This next comment really cracked me up. Someone said, “That is a truly beautiful table, actually a legitimate art piece. One thing is you better really like where it’s placed cause it’s never moving. Outstanding craftsmanship.” So this person evidently recognizes that the thing weighs a ton and would be hard to move, and yet doesn’t question the fact that one older man, all by himself, lifted and placed all of those pieces himself.

Anyway, I could go on and on for days showing you how ridiculous these A.I. videos truly are. But I’m concerned, to say that least. We really aren’t even to the point yet where A.I. videos look 100% real, and yet, the overwhelming majority of people can’t seem to tell the difference. I’m genuinely concerned about what’s going to happen when A.I. videos are perfected (and I think that will be very soon at the rate that things are advancing). People are going to be fooled by all kinds of things, and the ramifications are far wider than just some meaningless DIY projects.

Tell me your thoughts. Have you noticed the proliferation of the A.I. slop YouTube channels? Of course, it’s not just on YouTube. They’re all over Instagram, Facebook, X, and every other social media platform. I don’t like it at all. While I can generally see inconsistencies (especially with the DIY projects) and recognize a video as A.I. for now, I know the day is coming (probably very soon) when it will look so real that it will trick all of us. I feel very uncomfortable with that. What say you?

Addicted 2 Decorating is where I share my DIY and decorating journey as I remodel and decorate the 1948 fixer upper that my husband, Matt, and I bought in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do physical work, so I do the majority of the work on the house by myself. You can learn more about me here.