AI YouTube Shorts Automation Emerges as Low-Effort Monetization Play

A growing cottage industry of AI-automated YouTube Shorts channels is forming, with creators claiming AI handles everything from editing to uploading.

@robertsmith_ai described what he calls an "untapped goldmine": using AI to fully automate the creation and uploading of YouTube Shorts. The pitch is that AI handles clipping, editing, captioning, and even scheduling uploads — turning long-form content into short-form engagement farms with minimal human involvement.

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