YouTube previewed a talk-to-it AI editor for Shorts

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At Made on YouTube on September 23, YouTube previewed a conversational AI that edits Shorts from your spoken prompts, and widened auto-dubbing into many languages for Shorts. It's the platform saying it will cut the cost of making and localizing video itself.

Editor's note

What you can use today is auto-dubbing. Take a Short that already did well, dub it into your key markets' languages, and push the same video into other countries' feeds without reshooting.

How to do it

1. Pick a Short that already performed, and use auto-dubbing to make versions in your key markets' languages
2. Post the same video to each country's feed, compare the response, and adjust only captions and thumbnails to local taste
3. Write down your editing rules like hook and length now, so you can hand first cuts to the AI assistant once it opens