Users can Now Request the Removal of AI-generated Content that Replicates them on YouTube

Concerns about privacy are growing daily in a day where artificial intelligence is gradually taking over all forms of technology. For example, Meta has been accused of tarnishing artist relations on Instagram by labeling every image as a "AI image." In a similar vein, this increase has also had an impact on YouTube.

YouTube has quietly implemented a policy to protect user privacy in order to address the problems. Users will be able to ask for the removal of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated or other fake content that mimics their voice or face according to the new policy update. YouTube claims that this modification is an extension of its previously disclosed strategy for the responsible AI agenda, which was unveiled in November.

Before, people were urging that YouTube remove any false content, such as deepfakes, from the platform. The website that shares videos wants anyone who are impacted by this to directly request that it be removed since it violates their privacy. It needs first-party claims outside of a few exceptions, such as when the harmed person is a juvenile, doesn't have access to a computer, is deceased, or other similar circumstances, according to YouTube's recently revised Help page.

It is not required, nevertheless, for YouTube to take down the video right away following the request. The website will determine its own course of action regarding the complaint while taking various factors into consideration.

These criteria might include things like whether or not the information is acknowledged as having been created using artificial intelligence (AI), whether or not it uniquely identifies an individual, and whether or not the content qualifies as parody, satire, or something else valuable and in the public interest.YouTube will also take into account elements such as the presence of a famous person or celebrity in the AI-generated video, as well as whether or not it shows them in delicate contexts like violent crimes, prostitution, or advocating political candidates or goods.

Furthermore, YouTube will allow the person who posted the offending material 48 hours to respond to the complaint. The complaint will be closed if the content is taken down before then. If not, YouTube will start the review procedure. YouTube has issued a warning, stating that in the event that it comes to that, the business may take down the person's name and private information from the video's title, description, and tags in addition to removing the video entirely from the website.

Users may choose to obfuscate the faces of individuals in their videos; however, they cannot merely turn the video to private in order to abide by the removal request, as the video may be reverted to public at any point.The firm had previously issued a warning before enacting the policy, stating that merely designating video as AI-generated won't save it from removal because it will still need to abide by YouTube's Community Guidelines.