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YouTube terminated 16 channels with 35 million subscribers and 4.7 billion views under its inauthentic content policy. Algorithm changes now penalize faceless creators who never used AI. A Kapwing study found 21 percent of recommended videos were AI slop. A New York Times investigation found over 40 percent of Shorts after preschool videos contained AI content.
YouTube's algorithm now penalizes faceless channels to fight AI slop, catching legitimate human creators. A Kapwing study found 21% of recommended videos were AI slop. YouTube is testing a pop-up asking viewers to rate AI content, raising concerns about using feedback to train its own AI models.
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