For YouTube Shorts, that same AI label will also appear as an overlay on the video — YouTube has apparently been testing a variation of this label for some time. It also previously used an overlay on Shorts that flags if a video contains “altered or synthetic content.”

I’ve pointed out that YouTube’s AI labeling practices have been inconsistent until now, so hopefully these updates will establish a system that the platform actually sticks with.

“By moving these labels on to the main stage, viewers get the context they need at a glance,” YouTube said in its announcement. “This is now the single label format for all photorealistic and meaningfully AI altered or generated content on YouTube. For content that is unrealistic, animated, or slightly altered, viewers can find this disclosure in the expanded description.”

YouTube is also further expanding its AI labeling efforts by… actually looking for more AI content. The video streaming platform says it’s rolling out “new internal signals” sometime this month that will help it to automatically identify and label AI-generated videos. YouTube says it still requires creators to manually disclose when they use photorealistic AI, but now if a creator doesn’t specify whether or not they used AI, an AI label will be applied automatically if YouTube’s systems “detect significant photorealistic AI use.”