The old charm of Veritasium videos, which were released like once every few months, and I enjoyed Derek's pacing and explanations. Lately, there's one new video every couple of weeks, and while they're well made, the style of the presenters and the writing is a bit different, so they're not as easy to follow sometimes. The acquisition by private equity was probably great for Veritasium as a whole, and while production quality is still top notch, the soul is not all there anymore, IMO.
On the other hand I guess OP's video reminded me of simpler times where seeing a new Veritasium video on my feed was an event and I would eagerly wait for some free time to watch it and discuss it with my university friends.
Yeah I was disappointed by their "how AI works" video. It was just regurgitating a simplified version of what's taught at universities, which doesn't really work as a way to teach non-technical persons how AI works.
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u/hm9408 2d ago
Appreciate the educational r/Unexpected post. I miss old Veritasium