YTBait

YouTube AI slop detector

Free Chrome extension that answers one question: is this script real substance, or generic AI filler?

Independent 1–10 AI slop score from the captions — plus a separate clickbait score. Not a blocker. Not a “was this made with AI” witch hunt.

Add free AI slop checker to Chrome

What the AI slop detector checks

Two axes internally. One slop score you can scan in seconds.

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Voice patterns

Stock LLM openers, synonym cycling, colon-reveal drama, banned-register fluff.

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Substance

Is there a load-bearing technique, or just relabeled common sense?

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Hollowness

Advice you could swap into any niche. Templated tool tours. Adjective-only verdicts.

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Independence

Slop never raises or lowers the clickbait score. Two axes, two jobs.

Result: a 1–10 AI slop score plus a short note. High = generic hollow filler. Low = human voice, or AI-polish over real craft.

How to use it

Four steps. Under a minute. Built to stop wasting time on bait titles.

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Install YTBait

Add the free extension from the Chrome Web Store.

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Open any YouTube video

Pick a video with captions — browse as you normally would.

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Read the clickbait score

See the on-page verdict comparing promise to delivery.

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Decide

Watch, skip, or leave — before you burn the runtime.

AI slop score guide

Higher = more generic hollow AI filler. Independent of the clickbait score.

Human / crafted

1–3

Human voice dominates, or heavy polish sits on genuinely specific technique.

Mixed

4–6

Some stock phrasing and some substance. Not a clean skip, not a clean pass.

Slop

7–10

Heavy LLM voice stacked with thin, interchangeable filler. Safe to skip.

Not a watermark hunter, not a blocker

Narrow job: score hollow AI writing so you stop wasting time.

Most “AI video detectors” hunt visual artifacts or ask you to flag slop after the fact. Blockers hide videos. YTBait stays on the script: does this read as generic LLM filler with nothing underneath — and separately, did the title tell the truth?

That split matters. AI-generated YouTube videos can still deliver a real technique. Human videos can still be bait. Scoring both on one axis would lie to you.

Who this is for

Clarity on positioning — viewers first.

Positioning

Built for viewers — not uploaders.

If you search for creator-side “title checkers” to optimize CTR, this is the opposite product. YTBait helps people avoid clickbait on YouTube, not manufacture it.

FAQ

Direct answers about the YouTube AI slop detector.

What is a YouTube AI slop detector?

A YouTube AI slop detector rates whether a video’s script is generic, hollow AI-written filler. YTBait returns a 1–10 AI slop score from the captions, independent of the clickbait score.

Is AI slop the same as clickbait?

No. Clickbait is a packaging mismatch — the title overclaims. AI slop is hollow, formulaic writing. A human-sounding bait video can score high slop-free and still fail delivery. A specific expert video can be AI-polished and still score low slop.

Does a high slop score mean the video was made with AI?

No. YTBait does not detect “was AI used.” It detects generic LLM voice patterns stacked with thin, interchangeable substance. Crafted, specific content can be drafted with AI and still score low slop.

Is YTBait an AI slop blocker?

No. It does not hide, remove, or auto-skip videos. It scores AI slop and clickbait so you decide. That honesty is the product.

Know Before Watching.

Free YouTube clickbait detector and AI slop checker for Chrome. Two scores on the watch page — know before you commit the next 20 minutes.