YouTube is building AI creator tools that do almost everything for them

<figure> <img alt="YouTube creator tool offering AI features like summarizing comments and editing." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: YouTube" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Creation-YT-Studio-Bundle-Optimize-your-Catalog-UX-Flow-2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Part of the job of a content creator is to figure out how to get their work in front of the most people. Cracking - or fighting - the algorithm has historically been a frustration for creators, but YouTube is increasingly simply telling creators what they should do.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">At the annual creator-focused Made on YouTube event, the company announced updates to the suite of AI-powered creator tools it <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/778469/youtube-creators-ai-analytics-ask-studio-dubbing">unveiled in 2025</a>. In its initial iteration, the dashboard of creator tools included things like A/B testing for video thumbnails and a chatbot interface to query how content was performing. This year's update adds AI tools for more complex tasks.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Perhap …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/999140/made-on-youtube-creator-tools-ai-thumbnails-tests">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>