# Please tell me this isn't generated by AI **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660 "2026-07-14T15:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/1 "2026-07-14T15:22:53Z")
She is beautiful and a fantastic singer! đŸ„° [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cfsqjQ9xsPc/maxresdefault.jpg ""One Moment in Time" - Lucy Thomas - (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfsqjQ9xsPc) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/2 "2026-07-14T15:28:17Z")
I can’t speak for the video, but [Lucy Thomas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Thomas_(singer)) is a real person. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/3 "2026-07-14T15:37:52Z")
I had never heard of her before I Googled this song: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FKftYC0MwpI/maxresdefault.jpg ""Someone To Watch Over Me" - Lucy Thomas - (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKftYC0MwpI) ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/4 "2026-07-14T15:53:55Z")
Aye lad, she’s from oop North (Wigan): slight\_smile: ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/5 "2026-07-14T16:23:03Z")
There have been cases lately of an overly-made-up woman (with perfectly symmetrical features) being accused of being an AI invention. Even spectators at World Cup matches
 sheesh
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/6 "2026-07-14T19:03:17Z")
The video goes for nearly a minute before the first cut, without her lips going out of synch with the music or her hair turning into a bird or growing an extra arm or anything. I don’t think any of the current AI video generators are capable of that. And her singing is a little too breathy for my tastes, but don’t let that stop you. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/7 "2026-07-14T20:43:12Z")
Okay, I’m convinced she’s real, and she can serenade me any time she wants! â˜ș ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/8 "2026-07-14T22:36:55Z")
The gold standard for such decisions. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/prXqPKkImHY/maxresdefault.jpg "Is this ANOTHER casualty of the MODERN DAY industry?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prXqPKkImHY) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/9 "2026-07-14T22:44:35Z")
Nope. Just a sparse presentation. Only the singer, no background, performing like she might on a stage. And seemingly “lip synching” with a previous in-studio recording, as is fairly standard in music videos. (I put lip synching in quotes because she’s likely really singing. Just we likely aren’t hearing the actual audio from this performance. That could create a slight disparity your subconscious notices.) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-this-isnt-generated-by-ai/1031660/10 "2026-07-16T13:45:37Z")
Easiest way to check on YouTube is to just look at their account page. She has videos going back eleven years so, unless she decided “Screw it, going to AI myself” she’s probably legitimate. Also if they have upcoming live performances. It’s possible that someone can be brand new, unready/unwilling to perform live, etc so absence of these things isn’t an absolute indicator that it’s AI but, if they have a history going back years, you’re almost certainly dealing with a real person. In the opposite direction, a new artist with a ton of uploads in a short period is a good candidate for being AI. I once came across a YT song that sounded catchy, looked at the account and they had about a hundred full videos uploaded that month. I assume their channel moderation was botted as well (or maybe just some foreign worker) since I snarkily asked “Hey, is this AI? You have twenty videos this week!” and got a heart/liked response to my posting.