generative ai

• YouTube is the platform with the most AI chatbot referrals. Competitors want to catch up.
• Substack survey shows deep creator divides on the subject of generative AI

  Through a new survey, newsletter platform Substack found that its user base is divided regarding the subject of generative AI.

  
• MrBeast finds out creators aren’t ready for AI thumbnails

  MrBeast rolled back a generative AI thumbnail tool after receiving criticism from creators and artists on social media.

  
• AI overviews changed Google Search. Now they’re coming to YouTube.

  YouTube is integrating AI into its search results through two new features, including a video version of Google Search's AI Overviews.

  
• YouTube Shorts averages 200 billion daily views. Can Google’s Veo 3 AI add to that number?
• Google’s Veo 3 AI model is scary good at generating videos. Creators and viewers should be prepared.
• Artistic AI startup Promise goes full speed ahead, lands Google investment and partnership
• YouTube wants “No Fakes,” so it’s endorsing a Congressional bill that addresses AI concerns
• Anthropic is training its AI by having it play Pokemon on Twitch
• As Hollywood writers seek AI lawsuits, OpenAI asks “why can’t we be friends?”
• Promise announces development deals for “groundbreaking” AI artists
• The rise of AI bot DeepSeek reminds the U.S. government that it can’t contain Chinese tech forever