Srinagar, July 10 -- YouTube has announced that starting July 15, 2025, it will no longer monetize videos featuring AI-generated content. The platform's latest policy shift aims to tackle rising concerns around the authenticity, quality, and ethical risks associated with synthetic media.

With generative AI tools now capable of producing highly realistic content with minimal effort, the platform has seen a surge in videos that range from creatively inspired to misleading or entirely fabricated. This flood of AI-generated content has triggered alarm among advertisers and viewers, particularly over issues like misinformation, copyright infringement, and brand safety.

According to YouTube's updated guidelines, AI-generated videos are define...