Creators will be able to make GenAI videos with Veo 2 on YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts is taking a major leap forward by integrating with Google DeepMind’s latest AI-powered video model, Veo 2, allowing creators to generate AI-driven video clips for their content. This advanced tool enhances the creative possibilities for Shorts, making it easier for users to produce dynamic and visually engaging posts.

Veo 2 serves as Google’s answer to OpenAI’s Sora, a text-to-video generator that has been making waves in the AI space. While YouTube already enabled AI-generated backgrounds for Shorts through its Dream Screen feature, Veo 2 takes things a step further by allowing users to generate complete video clips that can be seamlessly integrated into any of their Shorts.

In an official blog post, YouTube’s Director of Product Dina Berrada highlighted the improved capabilities of these AI tools, emphasizing their speed and realism. “Veo 2 produces more realistic and detailed videos because it has a deeper understanding of human motion and real-world physics,” Berrada said. “Users can also specify artistic styles, lens effects, and cinematic touches, making Dream Screen an incredibly fun and intuitive way to express creativity.”

To ensure transparency and combat potential misinformation, AI-generated videos created with Veo 2 will include DeepMind’s SynthID watermarking tool. This system embeds an invisible yet detectable signature into the content, allowing platforms to identify and label AI-created visuals. YouTube has confirmed that all videos made with this technology will be clearly marked as AI-generated to inform viewers. However, while these labels help reduce the risk of misinformation, they do not entirely eliminate concerns about the spread of synthetic media that could be misleading.

Creators eager to experiment with Veo 2 can access the tool by opening the Shorts camera, selecting the Green Screen feature, and navigating to Dream Screen, where they can input a text prompt to generate a video.

This groundbreaking feature will officially launch on Thursday for creators in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, with YouTube planning a wider rollout in the future.