YouTube is plugging Veo 3 AI videos directly into Shorts

YouTube is bringing its Veo 3 AI video generation model, which my colleague Allison Johnson recently called a slop monger's dream," to YouTube Shorts later this summer, according to a Cannes Lions keynote from YouTube CEO Neal Mohan.

Shorts creators can already take advantage of the previous-generation Veo 2 model to generate backgrounds with Dream Screen as well as standalone clips. Mohan didn't specify exactly what Veo 3 will enable in Shorts, but he did mention Veo 3's improved video quality and that it can incorporate audio, so presumably those upgrades will be coming to Shorts.

It's also unclear if Shorts creators will have to pay to use Veo 3. Right now, generating Veo 3 videos requires a paid subscription to Google's AI Pro or AI Ultra plans. Google didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.

Mohan also announced that Shorts are now averaging more than 200 billion views per day.