The change ships alongside a creator-facing dashboard that shows how many viewers chose to skip clone-generated segments. Early data from the pilot indicates 18% of viewers prefer human-only delivery for opinion content but tolerate clones for tutorials and recap segments.
Product · March 9, 2026
YouTube Adds Native Support for Creator Clone Disclosures
A new platform-level toggle lets creators declare which segments of a video were produced by an AI clone of themselves, with audience opt-out preferences honored at playback.