YouTube's new AI deepfake tracking tool is alarming experts and creators
AlphabetAlphabet(US:GOOGL) CNBC·2025-12-02 12:00

A YouTube tool that uses creators' biometrics to help them remove AI-generated videos that exploit their likeness also allows Google to train its AI models on that sensitive data, experts told CNBC.In response to concern from intellectual property experts, YouTube told CNBC that Google has never used creators' biometric data to train AI models and it is reviewing the language used in the tool's sign-up form to avoid confusion. But YouTube told CNBC it will not be changing its underlying policy. The discrepa ...