Artificial Intelligence

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

  Reddit was once the top source utilized by generative AI chatbots, but YouTube is now tops in that category. Is a pivot to video coming?

  
• An AI “perception gap” is separating consumers from brands. Can a bridge be built?

  As generative AI systems become more ubiquitous, consumers' feelings about the technology are diverging from brands' beliefs.

  
• 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
• There’s now an AI talent studio for “hyperreal digital stars,” and Hollywood isn’t happy
• AI is trained on YouTube videos. Now we can see which ones have been used.