By Chase DiBenedetto
Publication Date: 2026-03-13 22:19:00
YouTube still hasn’t solved its AI problem. Digitally faked content is still seeping through the cracks, as users are inundated with AI-generated brainrot and AI-powered misinformation.
But Google, YouTube’s parent company, believes it can at least assuage the worries of concerned parents — with even more AI.
YouTube bets on AI-powered kids media
On March 4, the tech giant announced it was investing $1 million into the AI-powered children’s entertainment company Animaj, the first kids media business backed by Google’s AI Future Funds accelerator, Bloomberg reported. Under the deal, Animaj will also get exclusive access to its generative AI tools, like Veo and Imagine.
Behind the scenes, AI slop — particularly AI slop created for babies — has become one of the easiest ways to make a killing…
