YouTube has unveiled a series of AI-powered features to enhance content creation on its platform, focusing on Shorts. Central to these updates is Veo, an AI model developed by Google DeepMind, which can generate high-quality backgrounds and six-second video clips from text prompts. These features, which include an Inspiration Tab for brainstorming and an expanded auto-dubbing tool for multiple languages, aim to provide creators with more creative freedom and efficiency. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan emphasized the platform's commitment to supporting creators and maintaining transparency with watermarked AI-generated content. The rollout of these tools will begin later this year, with full implementation by 2025. YouTube's AI advancements are designed to help it compete with rivals like TikTok and OpenAI's Sora.