Artificial Intelligence

• TikTok’s AI labels might not be effective, so the app is educating its users
• Google, Idris Elba pledge $1 million to bring generative AI to African creators

  Google and Idris Elba's Akuna Group have announced a $1 million initiative that will bring Gemini to underserved African creators.

  
• YouTube creator content now appears in 25% of AI chatbot responses

  Research from marketing firm Jellyfish shows that YouTube creator content now shows up in a quarter of AI chatbot responses.

  
• Report: Nearly 60% of videos recommended to new TikTok accounts are AI slop

  A report found that TikTok recommends far more AI slop than YouTube, with more than half of For You Page videos fitting that category.

  
• YouTube is making AI labels easier to read (and applying them automatically)
• At Cannes, ByteDance brings generative AI films into the market
• Spotify has a new use for “verified” check marks: They can identify human creators
• YouTube cozies up to Hollywood by sharing its deepfake detector with studios
• Does OpenAI’s Sora shutdown show us that the internet has had its fill of AI slop?
• YouTube enters next phase of deepfake crackdown with likeness detection for celebs and journalists
• Can AI models be as entertaining as humans? These creators are playing Turing Games to find out.
• A new platform “by creators, for creators” will root out AI deepfakes