Question 1

Is Houndeye free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Houndeye is free, with no account, no ads and no sign-up. It runs in Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other browsers built on Chrome, such as Brave.

Question 2

How does it know a video is AI?

Accepted Answer

Three ways, strongest first. YouTube asks creators to disclose realistic AI video and adds a “Made with AI” note to the description, which Houndeye reads and moves onto the thumbnail. Houndeye users vote, and voters whose past votes matched YouTube's own labels count for more. And it looks for clues, such as a weeks-old channel posting hundreds of videos or a title that says it was made with Sora. One clue on its own never earns a badge.

Question 3

Will it catch every AI video?

Accepted Answer

No, and nothing can today. Plenty of AI video is never labelled, and good fakes fool people. Houndeye shows you what is known about a video and how sure it is, and it gets better as more people vote. When it isn't sure, it stays quiet rather than guess.

Question 4

Does it work on Shorts?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shorts in your feed and in search get the same badges, and the Shorts player shows the warning and the vote buttons.

Question 5

What does Houndeye know about me?

Accepted Answer

Very little, on purpose. There is no account and no name or email. When you vote, Houndeye receives the video, your vote and an anonymous random number. It never receives your watch history. The privacy policy lists every single thing that is sent.

Question 6

I made a video and Houndeye flagged it. What now?

Accepted Answer

Use the appeal form. Tell us which video and why it's real, and a person will look at it. If the appeal is upheld, the badge comes off for everyone.

Question 7

Why a hound?

Accepted Answer

Hounds are bred to notice what everyone else walks past. Ours carries a magnifying glass, because every badge should come with its evidence.

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