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YouTube Shorts launches AI avatar feature allowing creators to clone themselves, raising concerns about deepfakes and impersonation on the platform.

YouTube Shorts launches AI avatar feature allowing creators to clone themselves, raising concerns about deepfakes and impersonation on the platform.

YouTube Shorts is rolling out a new AI tool that lets creators generate digital avatars that look and sound like them for use in videos

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