YouTube adds conversational AI editing for Shorts and Create

Creators will be able to edit footage with natural language prompts while retaining access to the traditional timeline.

YouTube is introducing a conversational AI editing tool that lets creators edit videos by describing changes in natural language.

The feature uses a chat interface where creators can ask the AI to select takes, add music and transitions, insert text overlays, or remove pauses from footage. It can also make editing suggestions based on the conversation.

During a demonstration at the Made On YouTube event, creator Happy Kelli uploaded footage of herself dancing in different outfits and asked the tool to choose the best take for each one before adding music and transitions.

Creators can switch back to the traditional editing timeline at any point to make manual adjustments, giving them more direct control over the final video.

The tool is part of a broader expansion of AI features across YouTube’s creator products. YouTube Studio is also adding AI feedback on draft videos, dynamic thumbnails and expanded testing tools for titles, thumbnails and video cuts.

Conversational editing will become available for YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app in early 2027.

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