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The YouTube Vibecession

By the numbers, everything is going great for creators. So why are so many of them scared it’s all about to fall apart?
A new study by Kapwing has found that 20% of YouTube videos are all AI slop — and it looks like children are the most ...
If you've ever opened YouTube and seen a talking AI SpongeBob, a looping slime video, or something that feels engineered to ...
Of all views from videos, 67% come from videos under 30 seconds, even though those clips make up a minority of total uploads. The implication is clear: this isn’t about shrinking attention spans. It’s ...