Posted Jul 24, 2026 at 6:31 PM UTCRYouTube’s AI chatbot can make your next video thumbnail.Aside from labeling and filtering AI slop, YouTube says you can directly chat with its Ask Studio bot to build thumbnails that are “tailored to your video’s specific themes and to your specific style.” It’s also added custom thumbnail uploads for Shorts if you’re in the YouTube Partner Program, and suggested thumbnail frames for Shorts.Image: YouTubeFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard Lawler
YouTube’s AI chatbot can make your next video thumbnail.
Aside from labeling and filtering AI slop, YouTube says you can directly chat with its Ask Studio bot to build thumbnails that are “tailored to your video’s specific themes and to your specific style.” It’s also added custom thumbnail uploads for Shorts if you’re in the YouTube Partner Program, and suggested thumbnail frames for Shorts. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/thumbnails-on-shorts-static-1.max-700x3000.format-webp.webp?quality=90&strip=all]
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