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YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users

TechnologyMay 16, 2026
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YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 - meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness detect
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YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 - meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves.

The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person's face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to be "very small."

YouTube began testing the feature with content creators, and then expanded it to government officials, politicians, journalists, and fina …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Source: The Verge

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