Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself

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YouTube Shorts is rolling out a new AI-powered feature giving creators an easy way to realistically clone themselves on camera. The launch, hinted at earlier this year, reflects the platform's fraught relationship with AI-generated content, adding generative features while struggling to contain AI slop, deepfake scams, and impersonations. YouTube says the new tool will