# Scary AI update, then a quick fix

A tech and ai format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/tech-and-ai/scary-ai-update-then-a-quick-fix

Open by announcing a new threat or rumor about a popular tool, then give a short workaround or settings change. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 11x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Voiceover, Talking head.

## Why it works

The fear of getting caught or exposed makes viewers stay for the fix. The same watermark post got 6.5x more views as an urgent warning with a timed fix than as a curiosity hook, and the privacy-setting post worked on the same fear.

## How to make it

1. Announce the alarming change or confirm the rumor
2. Say how fast the fix is, e.g. 30 seconds
3. Show the exact setting, tool or prompt that fixes it

## Hook formula

[Tool] just started [scary change], so here's how to get rid of it in the next [time].

## Examples

- @tech.markkk (7K followers, TikTok voiceover): 53x their usual views. Hook: “GOOGLE STILL HAS YOUR SEARCH HISTORY” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@tech.markkk/video/7698082386482842893)
- @maverickgpt (622K followers, TikTok talking head): 11x their usual views. Hook: “ChatGPT watermarks all your text now 🤯” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@maverickgpt/video/7699854531491876126)
- @bengusberg (81K followers, TikTok talking head): 8.0x their usual views. Hook: “Remove ChatGPT's Hidden Watermark” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@bengusberg/video/7701964977975938318)

More tech and ai formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/tech-and-ai.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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