Currently, a number of AI tools are available in the market that can write scripts, generate voice-overs, and even edit and produce videos all on their own. All this has made content creation so much easier, isn’t it? But the point is: are things really as plain and simple as they look? Can anyone be a YouTuber without the need to have the requisite knowledge and skills required for YouTube content creation? Are humans of no value in the YouTube world because AI will soon replace them? Is the future of YouTube content in the hands of AI?

Answers to all these questions are given in this blog. So, wait not…Just scroll down to know if AI is really worth it. Or is it just a bubble that’s soon gonna burst?

Let’s start!

Content Creation in the AI Era

If you look at the digital world around you, you will clearly see a surge in AI-generated automated content. When you look at this content, you think of automating your entire video creation process with the use of AI. This thought… Well, no exaggeration, but everyone is thinking the same these days. Why not think? It offers mass production, efficiency, and an easy way out of everything. But, did you remember that quote: “What comes easy goes easy and won’t last longer.”

If you have used AI tools, you would know that things in the AI world are pretty fast. You can literally complete your entire video production, from script to editing, in a matter of hours or even minutes. These tools even promise you that with their use, you just have to sit back, relax, and see AI doing all your tasks for you. 

But let me tell you, things are not that simple.

Human vs. Machine: Who Wins?

Can Artificial Intelligence replace human creators by offering them a shortcut to success? Here know why they can’t;

Emotionless Content

Ok, let’s agree for a second. AI can do in seconds what humans take hours for. But is that content really worth betting for? They might be good at producing content in bulk and saying everything right. Still, the consumer on YouTube is always and will always be a human, a living human- not a robot or machine.

 And as a human, the consumer is a product of his emotions. AI-generated content lacking in humanity, emotional depth, and soul will never be able to build a relatable connection. Since the content is always getting marketed to a human person, they have emotional responses to the content and therefore need emotional relatability. What is capable of triggering their emotions and passion the best gets the best- an aspect that AI lacks.

Lack of Uniqueness

You can’t expect variations and uniqueness within AI-generated content. It will always be the same kind of content, tone, and style but in a different way. No new things are expected from the monotonous and programmed mind of AI. The example of AI content is just like making the already existing content on the web plagiarism-free. But, in the end, it’s still the copied version.

While many around the world are questioning the infringement of AI over people’s intellectual property on ethical grounds, things are not expected to go as many think they should. Why would anyone out of the sanity of their mind risk fully automating their channel by throwing away the human touch and everything that makes their channel unique? In other words, in a world that is getting saturated with sub-standard, generalized, ubiquitous AI-generated, taking your uniqueness is the key to success.

Crackdown By YouTube

YouTube is the most popular video-based search engine platform. People resort to it daily to get answers to their queries, to learn new things, and for entertainment purposes. The platform has clarified clearly that it always prefers content that contributes some value to the users. That means content that is engaging, resource-filled, and distinguishing. 

To qualify for the YouTube partner program, you must not only achieve the benchmark criteria but also comply with the given rules and regulations. Fully automated channels feel difficulty in satisfying the criteria for the YouTube monetization program, as channels consisting of similar content where videos are slightly different from each other and present similar ideas are not eligible for monetization.

Monotonous Content

YouTube discourages channels from uploading monotonous and valueless content. That is why it demands that creators use different thumbnails for every video uploaded and must, in a clear way, show different clips and content information. In other words, YouTube uplifts content that adds some value to the platforms and to users. They want to discourage creators from producing mindless or monotonous content. 

Suppose your content is not offering anything meaningful, educational, or different. In that case, the YouTube algorithm might just see it as templated content- content that relies heavily on AI-automated tools for mass production. Just think of it from a business mindset: why would a platform like to oversaturate its space with content that is not contributing any value; instead, upon getting monetized, taking monetary resources of YouTube?

The credibility of YouTube as a search engine lies in the authenticity of the content available on it. In this regard, restrictions on automated content motivate creative and valuable creators to produce worthwhile content for the platform.

Final Thoughts

If used correctly, AI can help you considerably in content creation. So, at the end of the day, AI can be a human assistant in producing YouTube video-based content. It cannot replace humans. Not only would it be politically, socially, and economically disruptive, it would also be a havoc on an individual level. 

In this case, humans of the future will suffer not from economic exploitation but from economic irrelevance. This economic irrelevance will give rise to human frustration, and that frustration will disrupt societal stability, law, and order. Technological advancement is always done for the benefit of humanity, not to its detriment. Any change that goes against the interest of a wider section of society can’t stand for longer. AI still has much to improve and has many loopholes, which means it can’t replace humans.

UnityFilms recognizes that AI is a great assistance but not a master. The focus of our team is to deliver unique, research-based, creative, and personalized content to our clients. We always stick to YouTube standards and produce content that contributes value to the platform and to users.

If you want to get content that is well-researched, unique, and high-standard, contact UnityFilms now.