YouTube’s Walpert Levy on the AI ‘Tsunami’

YouTube is getting ready to release generative AI tools for creators. But unlike rivals such as Facebook-parent Meta Platforms, it’s less interested in chatbots—the conversational software that can take on a persona such as Tony Soprano. Instead, it’s focusing on tools that will power video editing or help creators generate ideas, said Tara Walpert Levy, YouTube’s vice president of Americas, in a recent interview. 

“What’s most exciting about generative AI is the potential for lowering barriers to creation,” …

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