YouTube Lets Users Generate AI-Driven Alternate Endings for Shorts
October 1, 2025
Last week, YouTube revealed a new AI tool that allows Short creators to produce alternative endings for existing Shorts. This feature, called “Extend with AI,” builds on YouTube’s existing “Cut” remix function, but layers in AI capabilities.
As explained by YouTube:
“This new feature gives you creative suggestions to help you add a new segment to an eligible Short. All you need to do is pick a moment from a Short, select a suggested prompt that describes what you want to happen next, and create a new segment that you can use for your own Short. Your remixed creation becomes a new Short that you can share, while the original creator’s video remains the same.”
The end product is your own Short credited to you yet linked back to the original video. That means, in effect, you can be a creator without filming new footage — just by extending others’ content through AI.
YouTube says “Extend with AI” will roll out gradually to all regions outside the EU and UK over the coming months.
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