Like it's always been shit, but at least it has some resemblance to the content I watch. But now I'm getting recommendations for videos with like 60-400 views from random channels of people who forget they opened up their cameras. Or sometimes it's some old lady speaking a foreign language about who knows what. Or it's some kid recording their friends during PE class. Or it's some vlog from a guy in Idaho going camping.
Are they mostly accounts with subscribers in the hundreds? You have to have 1k+ to officially join the partner program (which is a whole process that takes a few days even when you already have your paperwork in order) before you'll see a penny of revenue.