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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan: Why We're Betting On AI And Not Afraid Of It

Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube. Mohan joins Big Technology to discuss how AI is reshaping what we watch and create on the world’s largest video platform. Tune in to hear how much creative control should go to algorithms, how YouTube plans to handle AI slop, and whether AI answers could take views away from creators. We also cover YouTube’s partnership…

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  1. How Big Is YouTube Compared to Netflix? at 1:50

    Alex Kantrowitz says YouTube is a $60 billion annual business, dramatically bigger than Netflix at $45 billion. Full answer

  2. How Does YouTube Use AI for Creators? at 6:29

    Neal Mohan says YouTube uses AI to build the world's best stage for creators, so they can grow an audience and a business more efficiently and faster. Full answer

  3. Why Does YouTube Give Creators AI Tools? at 20:29

    Neal Mohan wants content on YouTube that connects with viewers and fans all over the world. Full answer

  4. How Is YouTube Handling AI Slop? at 23:44

    Neal Mohan says YouTube handles AI slop as low-quality content, not as AI itself, and it takes that problem seriously. Full answer

  5. Has AI Increased Uploads on YouTube? at 27:16

    Neal Mohan says YouTube's upload growth is not necessarily tied directly to AI tools. YouTube keeps growing, and new creators still find an audience every day. Full answer

  6. Why Does Neal Mohan Focus on Creators and Fans? at 33:09

    Neal Mohan focuses on the long-term human storytelling connection between creators and fans because he thinks the deep human desire behind it is not going to… Full answer

  7. Why Does YouTube Put AI Into YouTube Studio? at 37:29

    Neal Mohan says a lot of YouTube's AI goes into YouTube Studio, because creators use the tools there every day to connect with an audience. Full answer

  8. Will AI Answers Take Views Away From YouTube Creators? at 48:32

    Neal Mohan says YouTube has not seen AI answers cut consumption of the videos they draw on, at least not yet. Full answer

  9. Does YouTube Mind If a Creator Succeeds on Netflix? at 55:19

    Neal Mohan says a creator who finds success off YouTube because of success on YouTube is a positive outcome. Full answer

  10. How Does YouTube Count a View Now? at 58:02

    Neal Mohan says YouTube now counts a public view the same way on Shorts and on other videos. Full answer

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