YouTube has announced it is expanding its likeness detection technology — which identifies AI-generated simulations of real people’s faces — to talent agencies, management companies, and the celebrities they represent. Major agencies including CAA, UTA, and WME provided feedback on the tool. The system operates similarly to YouTube’s existing Content ID, scanning uploaded videos for visual matches against enrolled […]
Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is cautioning that Bitcoin could still be at risk of setting a new cycle low later this year, pointing to historical patterns from previous bear markets. In a recent YouTube update, Cowen examines the time gaps between major lows in past cycles, suggesting the current market may not yet be out […]
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A.I.-generated microdramas have taken off. Celebrities have threatened legal action against the use of their likeness, while actors say jobs have dried up.
Manus, an AI company Meta acquired for $2 billion last year is running ads promising quick, easy money with AI: Find local businesses without websites or with bad websites, have AI build them one, then call them up and sell it to them.
As part of the campaign, Manus was paying content creators to build out Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok accounts that promote its AI product as an easy, lucrative gig. (The creators' TikTok accounts were taken down after The Verge inquired about them.) Some of these videos would also appear as official ads for Manus, but the posts on the paid creator accounts themselves often obscured their ties to the company …
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YouTube has introduced an AI-driven interactive search tool that delivers step-by-step results combining text, short clips, and longer videos in response to conversational queries. The feature, called Ask YouTube, is designed to serve users who turn to the platform for practical guidance on topics like recipes and travel planning. Users can pose detailed prompts — such as […]
Insider Brief Artificial intelligence now appears in product launches, earnings calls, regulatory filings, and everyday conversations about technology. The term is applied broadly, often to systems with little in common. That breadth is the source of most confusion about what AI actually is and how different types of systems behave. A 2025 YouTube controversy made […]