ON JANUARY 22, ACCORDING TO US CNBCYoutube CEO NEIL MOHAN SAYS, "AIL." Waste content"and recognition of the depth of forgery will become YouTube in 2026Priorities.
ACCORDING TO NEIL MOHAN'S ANNUAL OPEN LETTER, RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY OF LOCAL TIME, AS AI GENERATION IS RAPIDLY BECOMING POPULAR, IT'S CLEARReal and synthetic contentIt is becoming more difficult, and the risk of deep forgery is particularly acute。
In the context of AI ' s full penetration of the technology industry, Google is continuing to expand its infrastructure to support growing computing demand, while strengthening the Gemini model and extending its capacity to commercial and consumer-grade product lines。
As one of the largest user-generated content platforms in the world, YouTube is suffering directly from the impact of the surge in AI video, with a large number of low-quality, duplicated “AI trash content” becoming a widespread problem for social platforms. Both Meta and TikTok, including YouTube, rely on the AI referral system to extend user usage by highly personalized content。
Neil Mohan stated that a critical turning point was now under way and that the line between creative behaviour and technological capability was rapidly melting. YouTube is continuously upgrading technology based on existing anti-spam and anti-click induction systems to curb the proliferation of low-quality, repetitive AI content, which have previously achieved significant results in the management of waste information。
Neil Mohan stressed that YouTube had clearly marked AI-generated videos and asked the creator to voluntarily disclose whether or not the content had been modified. At the same time, harmful synthetic media content that violates Platform guidelines will be removed directly. Ensure platformIt's attractive to users, creators and advertisersIt's the basis on which YouTube keeps growing。
In December 2025, YouTube announced the extension of the “similarity detection” function to millions of creators in the YouTube partnership programme, which was used to identify the deep-false content of unauthorized use of the creator's face。
In an open letter, Neil Mohan said that YouTube POSITION AI AS A SUPPORT TOOL RATHER THAN A SUBSTITUTE FOR HUMAN CREATIONI don't know. In December 2025, on average, more than 1 million channels were using YouTube-provided AI creative tools per day。
According to 1AI, YouTube is expanding the AI application scene at the creative level, and Shorts short video products will be one of the priorities, directly competing with TikTok and Instagram Reels. This year's creator will be able toUse personal image to generate Shorts, MAKE GAMES BY TEXT COMMAND AND TRY AI MUSIC CREATION。