Drooid Logo
Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

YouTube Adds AI Labels to Photorealistic Videos

6/2/2026

29 5 Full Breakdown

1 of 1

Story summary
  • YouTube announced on June 2 2026 that an “AI” label will appear below standard videos.
  • Shorts will show the AI label as a bottom-overlay on the video.
  • Starting this month, YouTube will scan photorealistic AI content and add the label using C2PA provenance data and SynthID watermark.
  • Only photorealistic or meaningfully AI-altered videos receive the label, with other AI clips keeping the hidden label and the tags not affecting recommendations or monetization.