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YouTube is integrating the Veo 2 AI model within its Dream Screen feature. 702k3q

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 14 February 2025 19:56 IST

YouTube Shorts Now s Veo 2 AI Model, Lets s Create Standalone AI-Generated Videos

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YouTube first started testing Dream Screen in June

Highlights

Dream Screen was introduced in September 2023
Earlier s could only generate video backgrounds via Dream Screen
YouTube said that AI-generated videos will contain SynthID watermark

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YouTube added a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for the creators on the platform on Thursday. The video streaming platform announced that Google's Veo 2 AI model is being integrated with the Dream Screen feature. The new video generation model also adds the capability for s to generate standalone AI-generated videos. The company says the tool can be used to add footage that is not easily available or to bring an imagination to reality. Notably, Dream Screen would earlier only allow creators to add video backgrounds using AI.

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In a blog post, the video-streaming giant highlighted that it is integrating Google DeepMind's latest video generation model Veo 2 with Dream Screen. Using this, s can generate standalone videos to be used in the Shorts. Notably, YouTube Shorts is the short-format vertical scrolling video interface the company launched in 2020.

The company said that the feature is aimed at assisting creators on the platform with generating footage that is not easy to find. The tool is a text-to-video generator, so s can simply describe what they are looking for and the Veo 2 AI model will generate it.

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Veo 2, the latest video generation model, was DeepMind stated that Veo 2 made significant improvements in the details and realism of the generated videos. The AI model was also more adept in cinematography and can understand genres, lens types, cinematic effects, and camera movements.

To generate videos using Veo 2, s will first have to open the Shorts camera, tap Add to open the media picker, and then tap Create at the top. There, s will see a text field where they can add their prompt. Once done, they can select the style, tap Create video and choose the desired length.

YouTube said it will be adding SynthID watermarks to all AI-generated video clips to help mitigate the risk of deepfakes. Notably, the video generation feature is currently only available in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US.

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