What’s Real ?

  I Don’t Know What’s Real Anymore: How AI Is Breaking Our Trust in Videos

I used to watch videos and feel something.

A laugh felt genuine. A tear felt honest. A moment felt alive.

Now, every time a video plays on my screen, there’s a pause in my mind , a small but heavy thought:

“Is this real, or is this AI?”

And once that question appears, the feeling is gone.

When Reality Started Slipping Away

It didn’t happen overnight.

At first, AI videos were impressive, even exciting. A fun filter here. A voice clone there. We laughed, we shared, we moved on. But slowly, something shifted. The videos became too perfect. The faces too smooth. The emotions too well-timed.

Now, people who don’t exist speak with confidence. Emotions are generated on command. Stories are created not from lived experience, but from algorithms.

And suddenly, the internet feels… hollow.

 The Pain of Doubting Everything

The scariest part isn’t that fake videos exist.

The scariest part is that real ones don’t feel real anymore.

Someone shares a heartfelt story  and instead of empathy, we feel suspicion.

Someone cries on camera  and instead of concern, we think, “This could be AI.”

Someone speaks their truth and we hesitate before believing them.

AI hasn’t just created fake videos.

It has planted doubt inside us.

We’re Losing Human Connection

Videos were supposed to bring us closer. They were windows into other lives  raw, imperfect, beautifully human.

Now, they feel like mirrors reflecting nothing.

When emotions can be generated, authenticity loses its value. When reality can be replicated, truth loses its power. We start scrolling faster, feeling less, trusting no one.

And deep down, it hurts.

Because humans need real stories. Real faces. Real moments.

We need to know that someone else actually lived what we’re watching.

The Emotional Cost No One Talks About

We’re tired.

Tired of guessing.

Tired of questioning.

Tired of feeling disconnected from content that was meant to connect us.

AI has made us skeptical in a world that already lacked trust. And the price we pay isn’t technological  it’s emotional.

We are slowly becoming numb.

What Do We Hold Onto Now?

Maybe the solution isn’t rejecting AI completely.

Maybe it’s learning to value imperfections again. Shaky camera footage. Awkward pauses. Unpolished moments. Proof that a human heart was behind the lens.

Because in a world where anything can be generated, authenticity becomes sacred.

And perhaps the most important question isn’t

“Is this video real?”

It’s “How do we protect what’s still human?”