YouTube will begin automatically tagging videos that contain substantial AI content, adding a detection layer on top of the self-disclosure system that it has used since 2024, the company announced on Wednesday.

YouTube shifts from voluntary creator disclosure to automatic AI video detection, with prominent labels and permanent markers for content made with its own tools or verified by…

As the platform leans even further into AI-generated content, it will make it clearer to viewers what is real and what is synthetic.