YouTube is rolling out a new AI safety feature that could help creators spot deepfake-style videos using their face. The tool works quietly in the background, but it may become increasingly important as AI-generated content spreads online.
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 – meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts […]
In the ongoing fight for content and talent, YouTube is pitching itself as the connector between the creators and advertisers – and marketing its creators not just as the future of social media, but also of advertising, TV, streaming, and entertainment more broadly. At the company’s annual advertiser event in New York on Wednesday, YouTube […]
My guest today is longtime friend of the show Joanna Stern. You all know Joanna: she is the former senior personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a former Decoder guest host, one of my cofounders here at The Verge, and also just one of my very closest friends. I mention that because Joanna […]
Switch 2 users found a clever trick to watch YouTube through a hidden browser. Nintendo blocked it within hours, even when there is still no official streaming app nearly a year after launch.
I did not ask to hear Marques Brownlee speak Japanese. YouTube decided for me. And there’s no global way to turn it off.
In the beginning, platforms like Fiverr were places where people could hire freelancers to do specialized creative labor using skills that took years to develop. In the age of generative AI, though, many of these gig workers have embraced the technology in order to meet clients’ demands. These workers’ profiles emphasize that they can quickly […]
YouTube is finally bringing picture-in-picture mode to all mobile users worldwide — no Premium subscription required, just a updated app and a screen that’s yours to multitask on.
Google added 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, reaching 350M total, as YouTube and Google One grow.
Google is making it easier to jump into watching YouTube Shorts on its TV devices without having to open the dedicated YouTube app. The Google TV homepage will soon introduce a new “Short videos for you” row that features a feed of personalized videos. The update is expected to roll out to Google TV devices […]