Hank Green found the AI problem that YouTube labels can’t catch

Skip to content research assistance “Slop” isn’t the only problem. AI model deep in thought on the yellow background. Machine learning, artificial intelligence concept. Vector illustration. Credit: Getty Images YouTube currently requires that content creators let viewers know “when they use AI to meaningfully alter or generate photorealistic content.” The policy draws some strange boundaries. It applies to “AI-generated music” (not photorealistic) but not to “riding a unicorn through a fantastical world” (this could be photorealistic, though it is not plausible). YouTube then summarizes the policy in a different way: “Realistic AI content and meaningful changes require disclosure, while non-realistic or minor edits don’t.” But AI uses that require no disclosure can include everything from