Archive · 22 Jan 2026
YouTube to Allow AI Digital Twins for Shorts
YouTube is planning to let creators make Shorts using AI versions of themselves.
This means you might see videos where the creator looks like a digital copy made by AI.
The company's CEO, Neal Mohan, said this AI will be a tool to help creators, not replace them.
YouTube will also label AI-made content so viewers know it's not real.
They are also working on stopping low-quality AI videos from spreading too much.
Shorts are super popular, with 200 billion views every day.
YouTube is also adding new features like letting parents control how much time kids spend on Shorts and a way to make games just by typing what you want.
YouTube plans to allow creators to use AI digital twins for making Shorts.
AI will be used as a tool for expression, not a replacement for creators.
YouTube will label AI-generated content to disclose its synthetic nature.
New features for Shorts include image posts and parental controls for screen time.
YouTube is also introducing an AI feature to create games using text prompts.
- Who
- YouTube and its creators
- What
- Introduction of AI digital twins for creating Shorts
- When
- No specific launch date announced
- Where
- YouTube platform
- Why
- To enhance content creation and expression
- Company
- YouTube
- Announcement By
- Neal Mohan (CEO)
- Feature
- AI digital twins for Shorts
- AI Content Labeling
- Yes
- Shorts Daily Views
- 200 billion
- New Shorts Features
- Image posts, parental controls
- AI Game Creation
- Via text prompts
- Existing AI Tools
- Edit with AI, auto-dubbing, Dream Screen
Sources
Clone yourself: YouTube plans to let creators make Shorts using their own AI digital twin
YouTube to Let Creators Make AI ‘Digital Twins’ for Shorts, Focuses on Labels and Quality Control
'200 billion views a day on Shorts': YouTube bets big on AI, creators may soon get to use AI likenesses
