AI-Generated You: YouTube Unveils Avatar Tool

YouTube has introduced a new AI-powered feature that allows creators to generate realistic digital avatars of themselves, providing a potential solution for impersonations and scams on the platform. The “avatar tool” uses artificial intelligence to create digital versions of users’ faces and voices, which can be seamlessly integrated into existing Shorts videos or used to produce entirely new ones. This development comes as YouTube navigates the challenges of balancing its reliance on AI-generated content with concerns over deepfakes, fake identities, and online safety.