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

YouTube is embedding AI across creation, discovery, and search while betting human storytelling — not algorithms or chatbots — keeps it ahead of Netflix and AI competitors.

• Scale: Kantrowitz's numbers, which Mohan doesn't dispute: ~$60B in annual revenue (vs. Netflix's $45B), over 2B users, 13% yearly growth, 14% of US streaming, and $100B paid to creators over four years.
• New AI creator tools: Announced at Made on YouTube: 'drafts' with AI feedback and suggested edits, AI-suggested and dynamic thumbnails, AI video A/B testing, and 'Ask Studio' for channel analytics questions.

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