YouTube's CEO Neal Mohan discusses the challenges and benefits of AI, the rise of AI-generated content, protecting creator identity, and partnerships with the NFL and NBA.

YouTube wants a piece of that sweet TikTok action, so it’s getting out the checkbook. The most popular creators on YouTube’s TikTok clone — that’s YouTube Shorts, officially — will get a cut that comes from a pool of all Shorts revenue, rather than on an individual video-by-video basis. The company's also introducing a “Super Thanks” tipping feature. Recode’s Peter Kafka talks to YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan about the changes and tries to find out why his YouTube Shorts feed is full of Ben Shapiro videos. We don’t have “Super Thanks,” but feel free to Venmo a tip to our producer Jelani for staying up late to get this one out to you.Featuring: Neal Mohan (@nealmohan), Chief Product Officer at YouTubeHost: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at RecodeMore to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape.About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s episode I’m talking with Neal Mohan, the chief product officer at YouTube. And there’s a lot to talk about – YouTube is announcing a $100 million fund to begin paying creators who use YouTube Shorts, which is its competitor to TikTok. YouTube remains the default video hosting platform for the entire internet, in a way can feel almost invisible, like it’s a utility, like water, or electricity. And on top of all that, there are YouTubers – that particular kind of influencer at the center of the creator economy – the people who have turned YouTube not only into a career, but multimillion dollar businesses that extend into everything from merch drops to cheeseburger restaurants. When people talk about creators and the creator economy, they’re often just talking about YouTube.YouTube as a whole continues to grow in massive ways – in Google’s last earnings report, YouTube reported 7b in advertising revenue alone, which means it’s a business that is now as big or bigger than Netflix. YouTube is big – just like this conversation.Links:YouTube creators can now get $10,000 per month for making Shorts - https://www.theverge.com/e/22370332Google sets all-time records as search and YouTube profits soar - https://www.theverge.com/e/22360633"Me at the Zoo" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRwInstagram launches reels, it's attempt to keep you off TikTok - https://www.theverge.com/e/21118158YouTube launches Capture, a video recording and enhancing app for iOS - https://www.theverge.com/e/3541449Instagram says its algorithm won’t promote Reels that have a TikTok watermark - https://www.theverge.com/e/22038373Patreon CEO Jack Conte on why creators can’t depend on platforms - https://www.theverge.com/e/22307696YouTube may push users to more radical views over time, a new paper argues - https://www.theverge.com/e/20600060Examining the consumption of radical content on YouTube - https://www.pnas.org/content/118/32/e2101967118Read the transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/22370337Decoder is produced by Creighton DeSimone, Alexander Charles Adams and Andrew Marino. And we are edited by Callie Wright. Our music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, discusses the platform's unique 55% revenue-sharing model that empowers creators, setting it apart from competitors like TikTok and Instagram. He shares insights on upcoming AI tools to enhance creative productivity and the company's strategy to navigate misinformation during elections. Mohan also explores the evolution of YouTube's Partner Program, emphasizing the challenges creators face while ensuring revenue fairness and the role of cable TV in the changing sports media landscape.

The big news last week was that YouTube is finally turning on monetization with YouTube Shorts. Marques sat down with Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan at the YouTuber Creator Summit to discuss all of the details and find out how it works. Then Marques and Andrew break down what it all means before briefly getting into what has been going on at Twitch over the last weeks.Vox survey:www.vox.com/podsurveyShop the merch:https://shop.mkbhd.comTwitters:https://twitter.com/wvfrmhttps://twitter.com/mkbhdhttps://twitter.com/andymanganellihttps://twitter.com/adamlukas17https://twitter.com/EllisRovinInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/Join the Discord:https://discord.gg/mkbhdMusic by 20syl:https://bit.ly/2S53xlCWaveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and streaming reporter Catie Keck talk with YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan about new features coming to YouTube: more tools for Shorts, interactive live streaming, a new YouTube TV interface, and more.Further reading: YouTube is adding new ways for creators to make money with Shorts and shopping YouTube TV to finally add picture-in-picture on iOS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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