YouTube adds automatic labels for realistic AI videos (opens in new tab)

YouTube said it will automatically apply disclosure labels to videos when its systems detect “significant photorealistic AI” and the creator has not disclosed it, expanding a policy that previously relied on creator self-reporting. The Google-owned video platform said the rollout begins in May 2026 and said creators must still manually disclose realistic AI-generated or meaningfully altered content. YouTube also said it is moving labels for photorealistic and meaningfully AI-altered or genera...