Product Review: YouTube Will Soon Let Creators Make Shorts Using Their AI Likeness

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 22 January 2026; Created: 22 January 2026; Last Updated: 22 January 2026

YouTube is continuing to lean into AI to help make content, and that next YouTube Short you watch might not contain real footage of its creator. CEO Neal Mohan announced the latest move in this trend in his annual letter on Wednesday: Creators will soon be able to make Shorts using their own AI likeness.

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