AI-generated slop accounts for 21% of YouTube Shorts shown to new users. Here's what this means for marketers and where your content is most protected.

AI-generated “slop” has overtaken YouTube, accounting for more than 20% of videos recommended to new users and generating an estimated $117 million in annual revenue from over 63 billion views.

A new investigation reveals YouTube's algorithm floods kids' feeds with bizarre AI videos after trusted channels, while creators profit from the synthetic content with millions of views.

In the digital landscape of 2026, AI-generated content is everywhere, but YouTube intends to use AI to reduce the flow of slop. In his annual letter to the creator community, YouTube CEO Neal Mohen ...

YouTube has quietly launched an ambitious artificial intelligence initiative that could fundamentally reshape how digital platforms approach user safety. The Google-owned video giant is now deploying ...

Retention analysts say Shorts older than 28-30 days are being deprioritized in recommendations. The reported shift affects channels ranging from 100 million to one billion monthly views. Creators warn ...

Jack Clark, Anthropic's head of policy, joins other tech leaders who say they limit their children's screen time.

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. In August, YouTube began rolling out a new system that uses AI algorithms to estimate users' ages in the United States. If your ...

To fix it, go to Settings > Manage all history. I find the offending videos and remove them. When they’re gone from your history, the algorithm no longer uses them to suggest what’s next. If your feed ...