YouTube is facing criticism from its creators following the release of new artificial intelligence features. One of these tools, Google Omni, allows users to create their own versions of other people’s Shorts videos.
Artificial intelligence is now impacting all social media, but it’s particularly noticeable on YouTube. Many creators are criticizing the platform, owned by Google, for using AI to ban accounts and for the growing number of videos created by AI.
YouTube is now letting creators use Google’s AI tools to remix existing Shorts. This means users can take a Short someone else has already uploaded and add their own creative spin – like changing the style, adding backgrounds, or making other small edits. This comes after YouTube began restricting fully AI-generated content.
So, YouTube’s letting people remix videos, which is cool, but they’re adding a few things to keep things fair. Any remixed video will get a digital watermark and show info about the original, so you always know where it came from. Plus, creators can choose if they want their videos to be remixed in the first place, which I think is a really good move.
YouTubers revolt against AI “remix” of Shorts
The announcement received criticism from several well-known YouTubers. For example, Jacksfilms simply responded with, “No thank you.”
The Spiffing Briti expressed strong disapproval of recent changes to Grok on YouTube, saying, “What is going on, YouTube?” GaijinGoombah added that they were frustrated with the rise of generative AI, while VTuber Elia Stellaria sarcastically commented that everyone was eager for more uninspired content.
“This ain’t it,” added FalloutPlays, while Syndicate replied: “Oooff.”
Some users have reported that creators are signed up for something automatically and find it difficult to remove themselves.
No thank you
— jacksfilms (@jacksfilms) May 19, 2026
YouTube has launched a new search tool called Ask YouTube. It works a lot like searching with Google’s Gemini, but right now, it’s only accessible to YouTube Premium members in the U.S.
To address concerns about AI using people’s content, new tools are available. It’s now simpler to request the removal of deepfakes, and creators can register with our likeness detection technology through Content ID.
YouTube has also deleted a number of major “AI slop” channels over the last few months, too.
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2026-05-21 13:20