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YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them

by | May 27, 2026

Two mobile screenshots showing YouTube’s updated AI labels.

The labels are more prominent, and they actually say “AI” now. | Image: YouTube / The Verge

In the wake of Google expanding its AI verification efforts at I/O, YouTube is now finally going to start taking AI labeling seriously. YouTube has announced that it’s relocating AI disclosures on Shorts and long-form videos to make them easier to spot and will start automatically identifying and labeling AI-generated content on the platform.

For regular YouTube videos, the label – which says “AI” next to a recognizable information symbol – will now appear directly below the video player, above the description. Currently, this information is hidden on the videos themselves and can only be viewed by expanding the video description and checki …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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