YouTube Shorts will soon feature Google’s latest video AI model, Veo 3, which improves video quality and adds audio integration. This model was first unveiled at Google I/O 2025.
Veo 3 Launch for YouTube Shorts
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealed the Veo 3 update during the 2025 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. He also shared that YouTube Shorts now average over 200 billion daily views and highlighted how AI tools like Auto Dubbing—already used to translate over 20 million videos into nine languages—are helping creators reach global audiences, with support for 11 more languages on the way.
Veo 3 Upgrade and YouTube Shorts Growth
Canva recently adopted Veo 3, highlighting its growing use, while YouTube’s upgraded Veo 3—an improvement over the earlier version used for Dream Screen backgrounds—has been refined since 2023 and is already driving viral videos on social media. To protect likeness rights, YouTube partnered with CAA and top creators to give public figures control over their image.
Since its 2021 launch, YouTube Shorts has become key to competing with TikTok and Instagram Reels, now averaging over 200 billion daily views. Neal Mohan called creators “the startups of Hollywood,” emphasizing their role in transforming entertainment and creating new industry jobs.
Availability
The integration of Veo 3 into YouTube Shorts is expected to happen later this summer.