YouTube chief says 'managing AI slop' is a priority for 2026

Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube speaks during a panel for the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC.YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said reducing "AI slop" and detecting deepfakes are priorities for the Google-owned video site in 2026. "It's becoming harder to detect what's real and what's AI-generated," Mohan wrote in his annual letter published Wednesday. "This is particularly critical when it comes to deepfakes." With artificial intelligence penetrating every aspect of technology, Google has bee ...