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A four-panel meme using the Drake Hotline Bling template. The top-left panel shows Drake in a red puffer jacket, smiling and pointing with his right hand against a yellow background. The top-right panel contains the text: 'CUTE ANIMAL VIDEO, UPVOTE IT'. The bottom-left panel shows Drake in the same jacket, looking disappointed and covering his face with his left hand. The bottom-right panel contains the text: 'FUCK IT'S AI, DOWNVOTE.' The meme humorously contrasts positive social media reactions to real cute animal videos versus negative reactions when the content is revealed to be AI-generated.
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CUTE ANIMAL VIDEO, UPVOTE IT
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FUCK IT'S AI, DOWNVOTE.

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Contrasting reactions to cute animal videos being real versus AI-generated

Overview

A four-panel meme using the Drake Hotline Bling template. The top-left panel shows Drake in a red puffer jacket, smiling and pointing with his right hand against a yellow background. The top-right panel contains the text: 'CUTE ANIMAL VIDEO, UPVOTE IT'. The bottom-left panel shows Drake in the same jacket, looking disappointed and covering his face with his left hand. The bottom-right panel contains the text: 'FUCK IT'S AI, DOWNVOTE.' The meme humorously contrasts positive social media reactions to real cute animal videos versus negative reactions when the content is revealed to be AI-generated.

Origin notes

The meme is a remix of the popular 'Drake Hotline Bling' meme template, which originates from a screenshot of Drake's 'Hotline Bling' music video (2015). It was shared on Reddit, as indicated by the source information. The creator edited the template by adding custom text to comment on the common social media behavior of upvoting real cute content and downvoting AI-generated versions.

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