{"slug": "mauropello-stop-the-slop-spot-ai-generated-youtube-scripts", "title": "MauroPello/stop-the-slop: Spot AI-generated YouTube scripts", "summary": "Mauro Pello released Stop the Slop, an open-source browser extension that analyzes YouTube video transcripts to flag AI-generated scripts and robotic narration, displaying AI probability ratings on thumbnails and in-player controls. Available for Chrome, Brave, Edge, and Firefox, the extension uses a Cloudflare Worker API and local caching, with zero personal data tracking, and is licensed under the MIT License.", "body_md": "AI Script Detector for YouTube: An open-source browser extension that analyzes YouTube video transcripts to flag AI-generated scripts and robotic narration.\n\n**Chrome Web Store:**[Install for Chrome, Brave and Edge](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stop-the-slop-%E2%80%94-ai-script/afifehnicpeokjjhpbicikfoalkemelg)**Firefox Add-ons:**[Install for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stop-the-slop-ai-video-detect/)** Project Website:**[https://mauropello.github.io/stop-the-slop/](https://mauropello.github.io/stop-the-slop/)** Privacy Policy:**[https://mauropello.github.io/stop-the-slop/privacy.html](https://mauropello.github.io/stop-the-slop/privacy.html)\n\n**Product Hunt:**[Stop the Slop on Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/stop-the-slop-2): Community launch discussion and feedback.**AlternativeTo:**[Stop the Slop on AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/software/stop-the-slop/about/): Directory listing and open-source reviews.**SourceForge:**[Stop the Slop on SourceForge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/stop-the-slop/): Open-source mirror.** Peerlist:**[Stop the Slop on Peerlist](https://peerlist.io/mpellonara/project/stop-the-slop): Project timeline and updates.** DEV Community:**[How I Built an Open-Source Browser Extension to Detect AI Slop on YouTube](https://dev.to/mpellonara/how-i-built-an-open-source-browser-extension-to-detect-ai-slop-on-youtube-2pc1): Architecture writeup.\n\n**Thumbnail AI Badges:** Displays AI probability ratings directly on video thumbnails across YouTube feeds before clicking.**In-Player Controls Badge:** Shows a native AI probability pill alongside the bottom-right video player controls (subtitles, settings, fullscreen) with an interactive verdict popover.**In-Player Detection:** Probability score gauge and sentence breakdown in the extension popup.**Sentence Breakdown:** Highlights specific sentences that triggered repetitive phrasing or AI markers.**Local & Edge Caching:** Caches evaluated videos to deliver fast verdicts without redundant network requests.**Privacy-First:** Zero personal data tracking, no analytics cookies, and no account required.**Adaptive Dark / Light Theme:** Matches YouTube's theme automatically.\n\n```\n├── docs/                 # GitHub Pages website and Privacy Policy\n│   ├── index.html        # Landing page with interactive demo\n│   ├── privacy.html      # Privacy policy\n│   ├── style.css         # Stylesheet and UI tokens\n│   ├── app.js            # Client-side scripts\n│   └── icons/            # App icons and assets\n├── extension-chrome/     # Chrome / Chromium (Manifest V3) extension\n├── extension-firefox/    # Mozilla Firefox (Manifest V3) extension\n└── worker/               # Cloudflare Worker API\n```\n\n- Clone this repository:\n\n```\ngit clone https://github.com/MauroPello/stop-the-slop.git\n```\n\n- Open\n`chrome://extensions`\n\nin your browser. - Enable\n**Developer mode**(top-right toggle). - Click\n**Load unpacked** and select the`extension-chrome`\n\ndirectory. - Open any YouTube video with captions to test.\n\n- Open\n`about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox`\n\nin Firefox. - Click\n**Load Temporary Add-on...**. - Select\n`extension-firefox/manifest.json`\n\n.\n\nSee [Privacy Policy](https://mauropello.github.io/stop-the-slop/privacy.html) for details on permissions (`tabs`\n\n, `storage`\n\n, `scripting`\n\n, `https://www.youtube.com/*`\n\n).\n\nThis project is licensed under the [MIT License](/MauroPello/stop-the-slop/blob/main/LICENSE).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mauropello-stop-the-slop-spot-ai-generated-youtube-scripts", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/MauroPello/stop-the-slop", "published_at": "2026-09-04 04:06:05+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-04 04:25:43.541806+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Mauro Pello", "Stop the Slop", "YouTube", "Chrome", "Firefox", "Cloudflare", "MIT License"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mauropello-stop-the-slop-spot-ai-generated-youtube-scripts", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mauropello-stop-the-slop-spot-ai-generated-youtube-scripts.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mauropello-stop-the-slop-spot-ai-generated-youtube-scripts.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mauropello-stop-the-slop-spot-ai-generated-youtube-scripts.jsonld"}}