#deephumor

Since the AI Verification Policy is still being used, YT is choosing to focus their efforts on removing AI... Just not from their policy. Instead, they will be reviewing videos and looking for content/channels that use AI from their "YouTube Partnership Program", but only if it's certain kinds of uses of AI.

In short, "repetitive", "distressing", and "persona-usage" are going to lose money as a solution rather than removing AI entirely.

(TechCrunch, July 20, 2026)

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Speaking of creators using AI, YouTube now allows creators to their content is AI made using a disclosure tab. In other words, if you use AI while making videos, but you let them know you did, you still get paid.

(Quasa.io, July 22, 2026)

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And now, here's something you may have missed, like I did.

https://youtu.be/cwG_r1j98bY

Here's a link to the video so you can use a third-party method. In it, the CEO of YouTube responds to the SIGNIFICANT backlash against his AI Verification Policy. Unfortunately, it seems he's refusing to budge and insisting the policy is in place to protect children online. Most shocking of all (to me) is that LOGAN PAUL of all people was asking about this in the original interview.

"A lot of this comes from conversations we have with parents and, obviously, stakeholders in government and regulators and what-have-you about concerns around young people."

"This is a [strategic] concept, of course, that is not new. It's been in place in different parts of the world right now... It's a mechanism that has been in place in Europe for [3-4+] years."

"If there is a misclassification, then there is an escape valve through whatever government ID or whatever selfie mechanismthere is that is based on a set of technologies that is some of the most robust and privacy safe technology in the world, built with Google technology. And if you don't want to use those, you can still use YouTube in a logged-out state."

"It's not something out of the blue. It's something that we have been keeping a close eye on for years. I even pre-announced it back in my annual letter... back in February. ...It's something I've considered deeply, what our teams have considered [using] multiple product reviews, design reviews. Decision making at YouTube is always a trade-off with multiple different [aspects], whether it's ensuring the creator ecosystem is healthy, making sure we're doing the right thing for users- particularly young users."