Grandpa feeds and looks after baby stingray for decades, now he and the giant 300 lb. ray were caught sharing an intimate moment

We get it. Your first instinct upon reading this is asking, "is it AI?", but this video is a heartwarming reminder that there are things in this world that are too beautiful for AI to even begin to imagine.

Since the rise of AI, it's become harder and harder to tell if what you're seeing is real or AI-generated slop. These "slop" videos are designed for one purpose, to fool you into liking them. They are outrageous, yet have an element of believability that makes you want it to be real. They play on our fantasies of the human experience and our dreams of what life could be like. They trick you into believing something you wish was real. But in the end, all they are is fool's gold. Worth nothing and only valued by their level of deception.

They also make you question everything. How much of what you're seeing is real and how much isn't? Today, it's still pawssible to understand what is AI-generated and what isn't, if you know what to look for. But how will it be in a few months, let alone a few years? We think it will be undetectable, and then how are we, as humans, supposed to be able to distinguish computer from reality?

But even as AI-generated videos rise, you can never take away the soul that comes from a person and their camera. Our video below, showing a man feeding a massive stingray that he apparently fed and looked after since it was a baby, seems like it should be AI-generated, but it isn't. It's a reminder that we don't need AI to view fantastical things in our world because it's already full of them, if you can catch them at the right time.

We live on a beautiful planet. It is full of diversity, sunsets, crisp morning breezes, voluminous thunder clouds, food that makes your mouth water just by looking at it, snow angels, the warmth of a fireplace, and the smell of coffee. These things are the little miracles that AI can't take away from us, and never will.

“For years, an old man has been caring for this ray ever since it was a baby, feeding and looking after it. The ray recognizes him as its human grandfather and approaches him like a giant friendly sea pet.” - @TheFigen_
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he’s got a 300lb emotional support sea pancake that calls him grandpa / @theegoodestboys
Rays are related to sharks, and they are capable of forming long-term attachments to humans / @GlasgowAlbum
This is absolutely beautiful That’s real trust. Proof that consistent kindness leaves a mark, even in the ocean. / @PetitUdy
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really cool!! babies of any species feel lost and alone if parents are not there and will remember and honor those who kept them going !! ie adopted parents and grandparents / @LianaSilsby

Call me cynical, but it’s approaching because he has a bucket of chum lol. Fish cannot bond. / @alienindex

I worked for a regional aquarium for years we all loved the rays because they had such great personalities. When a diver got into the big tank with them they would follow them around playfully. Beautiful creatures. / @marquitaherald
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