YouTube Shorts & Google Photos Are Getting Great New Gen AI Video Tools

Both Google Photos and YouTube Shorts are now integrating new AI video-generation tools powered by Veo 2. If you are a YouTuber or Google Photos user, here's what this means for you.

On Google Photos, you can now transform images into videos using the Photo to Video feature. And it's simple: select an image from your gallery, choose either the "subtle movement" or "I'm feeling lucky" prompt, and the app will do its AI magic. This feature is rolling out for Android and iOS users in the United States for now. In the next few weeks, you'll also be able to "remix" your pictures, changing them to comic, sketch, or anime style.

And there's bigger news for YouTube Shorts. The app is getting the Photo to Video feature and AI effects that can do things like changing your selfie into a video of you swimming ...