AI slop videos aimed at babies are ‘garbage,’ says pediatrician | CBC News

Canada A new wave of AI-generated YouTube videos aimed at toddlers and preschoolers are raising concerns among child development experts and advocates who say it could harm early childhood development. They’re calling for YouTube parent company Google to change how the videos are displayed and distributed on the platform. Spread of AI videos on YouTube worries child development experts and advocates who are calling for changes Jessica Wong · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 7 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A screenshot taken from a colourful online video aimed at young kids features trains and a jaunty song about learning letters. It also includes classic signs of being AI-generated, like some of those letters appearing garbled at times. (Jojo Funland/YouTube) With their bright visuals and slickly animated babies or colourful trains, you might think you’ve stumbled onto your average online video teaching kids their ABCs.  But it might actually be an example of nonsensical content mass-generated with artificial intelligence known as
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