Not Just Celebs: YouTube Can Now Flag AI-Generated Content Featuring You
YouTube has expanded its tool for tracking AI-generated content featuring users' likenesses to all channel owners over the age of 18. This tool allows creators to monitor and request the removal of unauthorized uses of their identity in AI-generated videos. The rollout will occur gradually over the coming weeks, with users needing to verify their identity to access the feature.
- ▪YouTube's tool for tracking AI-generated content is now available to all channel owners over 18.
- ▪The tool helps users identify unauthorized uses of their likeness in videos.
- ▪Users must verify their identity to use the feature, which includes sharing a government-issued ID and a video.
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YouTube’s tool to track whether your face is being used in AI-generated content is now available for all channel owners over the age of 18.The tool was first introduced in October last year to help creators in the YouTube Partner Program track instances of AI-generated content misusing their likeness. Last month, YouTube expanded the tool to include celebrities. YouTube now says it is rolling out the tool to all accounts, with a gradual release over the "coming weeks."The tool monitors all of YouTube to identify where your likeness is used in AI-generated content across videos, so you can understand whether your identity is being used without your permission.
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