News Summary

• YouTube Shorts Remix feature has existed since late 2023, but the recent addition of generative AI has fundamentally changed how it works.
• The opt-out function appears to require manually toggling off the ability to remix each individual YouTube Short.
• “If you have to opt out to stop your content from being used, that’s not consent,” said Donatas Smailys, CEO of creator marketing platform, Billo.
• The remixed content makes the original content virtually unrecognizable or demonstrably different in tone.