AI has definitely made a lot of things more convenient, but I completely relate to the new kind of friction you're describing too.

For me personally, it's exactly what you mentioned — constantly filtering whether a video is AI-generated or not while I'm watching it. The quality has gotten so good that even after finishing a video, I find myself pausing and second-guessing. It used to be simple: "oh, it's a video!" Now there's always that extra mental step at the end.

And the same goes for photos too, of course. That cognitive overhead wasn't there before, and it's genuinely a bit exhausting. 😅