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YouTube Adds AI Labels to Photorealistic Videos This Month

5/29/2026

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YouTube will start showing an “AI” label beneath videos and as an overlay on Shorts that use photorealistic AI, this month.
It will scan uploads with the C2PA provenance standard and Google’s SynthID watermark to flag AI-generated material.
The label will not change a video’s recommendation status or ad-revenue eligibility.
Less realistic AI clips, such as animated children’s videos, will keep only the older description label.

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Story summary

YouTube will start showing an “AI” label beneath videos and as an overlay on Shorts that use photorealistic AI, this month.
It will scan uploads with the C2PA provenance standard and Google’s SynthID watermark to flag AI-generated material.
The label will not change a video’s recommendation status or ad-revenue eligibility.
Less realistic AI clips, such as animated children’s videos, will keep only the older description label.