Google YouTube Shorts Rolls Out AI Avatar Cloning — 'Makes It Easy to Deepfake Yourself'
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YouTube Shorts launched an AI-powered feature allowing creators to generate realistic AI clones of themselves on camera, using the creator's voice and appearance to produce synthetic video content. The Verge describes the launch as reflecting YouTube's 'fraught relationship' with AI-generated content — the platform simultaneously fights deepfakes of public figures while now offering self-deepfaking as a creator tool. The feature was hinted at earlier this year and is now rolling out to creators.