Good morning. YouTube added an AI Playground to Shorts that lets you create a video avatar of yourself from a selfie. Kling AI just launched a university creative challenge in Korea with Kling 3.0. Have you tried making your own avatar yet? Hit reply and tell me. See our full tutorial down below.
🎬 YouTube's AI Playground Lets You Star in Shorts Without Filming
YouTube just added the AI Playground to Shorts. Tap the Gemini star icon in the Shorts editor, record a quick selfie video and voice sample, and YouTube creates a digital avatar of you. Then type a prompt and it generates a Short with your avatar in it. You can also drop your avatar into existing Shorts using Remix > Reimagine > "Add me to this scene."
Setup takes a minute and only needs to happen once. Your likeness is locked to your account only. Nobody else can use it. All AI-generated Shorts get SynthID watermarks and visible AI labels. You can delete your avatar anytime. This is basically Google saying "we want every creator making AI Shorts" and handing them the easiest possible on-ramp.
Kling AI Just Launched a University Creative Challenge in Korea
Kling AI launched the NEXTGEN 2026 Korea University Creative Challenge on April 10. It's a collab between Kling and top Korean universities to showcase Kling 3.0. The challenge focuses on realism and complex motion using Kling's Image-to-Video tool. Upload a photo and use prompts or reference video to make your avatar move realistically.
Prizes: 5 first-place winners get 16,000 credits each, 10 second-place get 3,500, and 20 third-place get 1,320. Submissions need to use the Kling 3.0 model, minimum 720p, and be shared publicly on the Kling community gallery. Judged on creativity, technical execution, and visual quality. If you want to see what Kling 3.0 can do, worth checking out the submissions so far.
How to Make AI Shorts of Yourself on YouTube
Created with Youtube AI Playground
Open the YouTube app on your phone. Tap Create (+) and click the Gemini star icon in the top right to enter the AI Playground.
Select "Make Me Move." Browse the motion library. Pick a preset like "Skating Spin by Sofia" (figure skates) or "Snowboard Park Flow."
Upload a selfie. YouTube puts you in the video performing the motion. Similar to how Kling's motion control works, but built right into YouTube.
🧪 Tool of the Day:
YouTube AI Playground: Create a digital avatar of yourself from a selfie and generate Shorts without filming. Built into the Shorts editor behind the Gemini star icon.