Fuck AI

There is a long history but the short version is that Linus Tech Tips has repeatedly been caught doing things in a way that are considered sloppy, dishonest, or downright unethical.

Some examples that come to mind are:

• In 2023, a former female employee went public with allegations that the reason she had left was because of sexual harassment that went unaddressed.

• An incident where a small startup company sent them a super expensive prototype for a watercooler for them to test out. This item was just on loan given the startup’s limited finances and the effort taken to make the prototype. LTT made a video on the cooler and then didn’t return it. Then they put it into an auction for charity. So they didn’t profit directly (other than publicity for charity work), it seemed like they basically stole the prototype from this small company after agreeing to return it.

• After that, they were called out for the scandal involving Honey - some company that basically was scamming content creators. LTT had apparently advertised for them and then later discovered it was a scam. Instead of saying anything, LTT just went silent until others figured it out and called them out. Their response was something like “we thought the backlash would be too bad to say anything.”

I’m sure there is more if you care to search for it, but basically multiple episodes that don’t put them in a good light.