YouTube Music just rolled out a generative AI tool to create custom playlist cover art, replacing the old four-album grid. Users can pick categories and prompts to get five tailored image options, though you still can't upload personal photos. It is currently rolling out to English users in the US.
YouTube is developing an AI voice-cloning tool that lets creators mimic famous musicians while recording audio, according to Bloomberg. The streaming giant is currently in talks with major record labels to license their music catalogs for AI training. Why it matters: Following a wave of viral AI deepfakes, YouTube is trying to legitimize voice cloning into an officially licensed creator tool—if record labels agree to sign on.
YouTube just announced new AI features for creators, including a smart music concierge and built-in automated dubbing. Creators will soon be able to type video descriptions into Creator Music to surface the right tracks within budget, while its Aloud integration inside YouTube Studio will generate multilingual voice tracks with one click.
YouTube just announced a suite of creator tools, headlined by Dream Screen, an experimental feature that generates video or image backgrounds for Shorts from simple text prompts. The company also launched YouTube Create, a free mobile editing app with auto-captions and beat matching. Dream Screen will begin testing with select creators later this year.
Google just launched an AI-driven creative guidance tool in Google Ads for YouTube campaigns. The system automatically scans videos to check if logos appear in the first five seconds, flags suboptimal aspect ratios, and provides one-click AI voiceovers in 15 languages. Basically, it acts as an automated creative director to boost ad conversions across Shorts and feeds.
YouTube just launched a new Music AI Incubator alongside Universal Music Group, setting up three core principles for working with the music industry. The project ropes in artists like Ryan Tedder and Max Richter to guide generative AI experiments while scaling copyright safeguards like Content ID. Why it matters: YouTube is moving fast to get rights holders on board before AI music completely upends licensing models.
YouTube is testing AI-generated video summaries on search and watch pages to help viewers quickly decide if a clip is worth watching. The test is currently limited to select mobile users on English-language how-to, shopping, and vlog videos, and YouTube notes it won't replace creators' own descriptions.
YouTube is integrating Aloud, an AI-powered dubbing tool incubated inside Google's Area 120. The system automatically transcribes, translates, and generates dubbed audio tracks, currently rolling out in testing with hundreds of creators across English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Voice cloning and lip-sync capabilities are slated to follow next year.
Google is preparing to deploy its new PaLM 2 model across its advertising engine and YouTube, according to internal documents reported by CNBC. Advertisers will be able to automatically generate media assets, while YouTube creators can get AI-suggested video concepts and titles. Faced with cooling revenue growth, Google is racing to turn generative AI into a direct moneymaker.
YouTube’s new boss Neal Mohan just announced that generative AI features are coming to the platform in the coming months. Creators will soon be able to virtually swap outfits and build fantastical video backgrounds with generative tools. It shows YouTube is ready to integrate generative AI directly into creator workflows while building guardrails.
