In the year 2024, where the most trending topic is AI, the ways to accelerate human productivity through it. In every industry, from health care to technology, the new challenge is to stay updated with the current trends using AI.

Recently, YouTube has announced content creators need to declare if the content is generated through AI in the description of the video.

Why does YouTube require the declaration of AI-generated

As per the official YouTube’s announcement:

“Viewers increasingly want more transparency about whether the content they’re seeing is altered or synthetic.

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With a growing number of content creators on YouTube and adapting AI Technology, YouTube aims to intact the relationship between the audience and the platform in case of authenticity. To serve this purpose, YouTube has introduced a feature in Creator Studio in which they have to disclose to the viewer that this content, in the form of image or voice is generated through AI. YouTube’s relationship with the audience will stay trustworthy.

Content creators are encouraged to use AI to assist in the generation of content ideas, video scripts, and automatic captions to increase their productivity in a limited time. These kinds of AI use do not require any declaration.

However, there are a few circumstances where a content creator must provide a declaration.

Where do content creators need to provide a declaration?

• If the content creator aims to replace a person’s face with the other person digitally.
• If a person’s voice is generated using AI tools or such sources.
• Amendments in the footage of an event or place in a way that makes it look different from reality.
• Using AI in a way to generate a realistic scene that has fictional significance.

The purpose is to save people from any kind of confusion or mislead to the wrong path. YouTube is also working on a policy that will be accountable to the creator. They have to remove the AI-generated content if it is similar to the person or their voice.

Implementation

In the upcoming weeks, we will see the implementation of this policy on all platforms from mobiles, to TV and desktop. A label will help creators to declare the source.

The aim is to maintain transparency between the audience and the creator. However, the creator will be given the time to understand and implement the policy.

This policy will help the viewer to identify between altered and authentic content. YouTube will add the label if the user has not provided a declaration.

Conclusion:

Youtube aims to understand the authenticity of the platform is valuable in the eye of the view hence, they come up with these updates. On one hand, staying updated with technology facilitates human productivity. However, when it comes to cybercrime this automation goes against human interest.

Frequently Asked Questions:

If the Content Creator does not provide a declaration of AI-generated content?

• After a certain time, if the creator has not provided a declaration of the AI-generated content. This has misled the viewers, then YouTube will add the label itself.
• Creators will have a grace period to adjust to the new policy, but resistance to declaration will be enforced later on.
• YouTube keeps on updating its privacy guidelines that will enable the user to keep up with the trends to grow.

Can I use AI-generated content on YouTube?

Yes, you can use AI-generated content on YouTube but according to the new policies, the creators have to provide a declaration in the description.

Can YouTube detect AI-generated videos?

Yes, YouTube can detect AI-generated video content. Content creators should mention in the description that the footage or voice generated is synthetic content.