YouTube Launches AI Tools, Safety Measures and New Partnerships in India

Overview

• At its Impact Summit in New Delhi, YouTube detailed a coordinated package for India spanning AI features, institutional partnerships and well‑being updates.
• A new conversational assistant inside the video player lets viewers ask questions and receive instant answers in English, with Hindi support planned.
• Creators get a wider rollout of Edit with AI in the YouTube Create app and an open beta that flags AI‑generated or altered videos using their likeness.
• Partnerships include Mumbai’s IICT for training, student funding and channel support, and AIIMS College of Nursing to distribute professional courses across India.
• YouTube expanded First Aid shelves and added optional daily limits for Shorts scrolling, while citing an Oxford Economics estimate of over Rs 16,000 crore in GDP impact and 930,000 jobs, plus internal data on creator income and information‑seeking.