YouTube Shorts Gets A Huge Veo 3 AI Upgrade To Rival TikTok And CapCut

YouTube Shorts is set to shake things up (for better or worse) with the upcoming integration of Google's advanced AI video and audio generator, Veo 3—for free, no less. Announced by YouTube CEO Neal Mohan at the Cannes Lions advertising and creative communications event, this new Shorts feature democratizes access to sophisticated AI video creation tools, potentially reshaping how short-form video content is created and challenging dominant platforms like TikTok.

Veo 3, a product out of Google's DeepMind skunkworks, has already been praised for its ability to generate realistic video and synchronized audio from simple text prompts in a single pass. Up till now, Veo 3 has been reserved for premium Gemini Ultra subscribers (priced at $250/month) or limited access through Gemini Pro. But now, its no-cost inclusion in YouTube Shorts later this summer is anticipated to be a game-changer for content creators everywhere.

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