YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said reducing "AI slop" and detecting deepfakes are priorities for the Google -owned video site in 2026. "It's becoming harder to detect what's real and what's AI-generated," Mohan wrote in his annual letter published Wednesday. "This is particularly critical when it comes to deepfakes." With artificial intelligence penetrating every aspect of technology, Google has been investing heavily in building out the infrastructure to support new and growing workloads while also