Comment by Schnitz
6 hours ago
I’ve found that the AI label doesn’t necessarily mean AI slop, it just means there’s a non zero amount of AI in the video. I want to avoid AI slop but not all videos that have an AI title screen or whatever.
6 hours ago
I’ve found that the AI label doesn’t necessarily mean AI slop, it just means there’s a non zero amount of AI in the video. I want to avoid AI slop but not all videos that have an AI title screen or whatever.
People think all AI is bad. AI in the hands of expert can create wonders. Take a look below.
Oneiric | AI Sci-Fi Short Film | Higgsfield Originals (2026)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAg9iDh9_BQ
AI is replacing me by kold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGoFUxCmBdA
Yep, it's super useless. The label is so general. Was AI used for one image in the 10 minute video? Is the voiceover AI? Is the entirety of it generated with AI? No way to know.
Agreed. I think instead of "AI or not", that something more nuanced is needed - perhaps a rating system inspired by the MPAA's (g, pg, pg-13 r, nc-17, x) that is used for movies.
Yeah, I make song remixes in the style of a particular video game and while the music is completely human written (by me), I'll often have AI generated or edit the "cover art" for me so people have something to look at/chuckle at.
These videos are still marked as AI, and fairly so; however I don't think that means people should want them hidden :-(
> however I don't think that means people should want them hidden :-(
Sorry but no, even if the music is great I don't want to hear it if the cover was AI generated, at this point I'd happily accept even a crudely drawn cover because it is human :)
Now that the AI label exists, the creators using AI for an intro graphic or background music are probably going to stop using it.
For a creator posting a video, Google gives specific guidelines on whether to tag it as AI:
"Was AI used to generate or edit your content in any of the following ways?
- Makes a real person appear to say or do something they didn’t say or do
- Alters footage of a real event or place
- Generates a realistic-looking scene that didn’t actually occur
To follow YouTube’s policy, you’re required to tell us about your use of AI. This includes realistic sounds or visuals made or edited with AI. [View examples](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/14328491)"
So oddly an intro graphic only has to be tagged as AI if it shows a real/realistic person, place, or event, but (per the examples page) apparently any AI-generated music counts.
If so, that’s indeed a real concern...
Google’s been pushing creators to use AI thumbnails more heavily since right around the EU deadline for labeling, presumably in the hopes of saturating the label so that everyone burns out and eats their slop quietly.