Artificial Intelligence

• 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

  Creators Zander Small and Morgpie are behind FanLock, a new platform that helps users manage AI deepfake representations of their likenesss.

  
• AI isn’t just changing where we search. It’s changing how we search.

  A report from Datos and SparkToro shows that AI search volume isn't that high yet, but it's impacting traditional search already.

  
• YouTube has banned some slop channels. Can it stay ahead of “low quality AI content”?

  YouTube wants to address its rampant AI slop issue. How will that crackdown line up with its own AI-related products?

  
• AI is now citing YouTube more often than Reddit. Is it time to pivot to video (again)?
• An AI “perception gap” is separating consumers from brands. Can a bridge be built?
• Governments are confronting the reality of dealing with AI-generated deepfake porn
• Adam Mosseri is warning Instagram users about AI. Will he help us tell real from fake?
• YouTube expands AI Portraits to turn creators into chatbots
• After paying out $100,000 to creators in 2025, Fairground is ready to advance AI artistry in 2026
• AI performers are making it onto the Billboard charts
• Consumers are picking up the AI “Vibes” Meta is putting down