YouTube dismisses creators’ concerns that it secretly used AI to edit some videos

Earlier this month, YouTuber Rick Beato raised concerns with fellow creator Rhett Shull about unusual enhancements in Beato’s YouTube Shorts video featuring Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, which Shull attributed to AI processing. YouTube responded, denying the use of generative AI but acknowledging an experiment to improve video clarity, leading to creator frustrations over unconsented alterations to their content.

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