【AI前沿】You can now remix other people’s YouTube Shorts with AI

TechAINewsYou can now remix other people’s YouTube Shorts with AIGemini Omni can turn video into anime or put giant heads on people.Gemini Omni can turn video into anime or put giant heads on people.byTerrence O’BrienMay 20, 2026, 4:41 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: YouTubePart OfGoogle I/O 2026: All the news and announcementssee all updatesTerrence O’Brienis the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget.Google announced a new YouTube Shorts Remix feature that lets users restyle clips or even insert themselves into other people’s videos usingGemini Omni. Now, at the bottom of a YouTube Short, when you click the remix icon, you’ll see an option to “reimagine” it. Here, you can prompt Gemini to turn a video into pixel art, an anime, or a found-footage horror film. But, beyond that, you can also alter the contents by, say, inflating heads, inserting background actors, dressing people in pirate costumes, or even putting yourself in the clip.Creators can enable or disable the ability to reimagine videos. So, if you upload a short of your kids and would prefer (for obvious and understandable reasons) that people not be able to manipulate it, you can turn off remixing. Google also says that shorts remixed through Omni will have a digital watermark and link back to the original video.Follow topics and authorsfrom this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O’BrienAIGoogleGoogle I/O 2026NewsStreamingTechYouTubeMore in:Google I/O 2026: All the news and announcements‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?Victoria SongMay 20Vibe coding is coming to your phoneAllison JohnsonMay 20It’s make or break time for AI labeling systemsJess WeatherbedMay 20Most PopularMost PopularGoogle is launching its own version of OpenClawThe biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in UtahThe 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFansThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to ourTermsandPrivacy Notice.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the GooglePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Serviceapply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad