AI-Generated Videos Dominate Social Media Landscape in 2025

In 2025, AI-generated videos significantly dominated the social media landscape. According to Le Monde English, this included a range of content from fake rabbits on trampolines to propaganda clips featuring Donald Trump.

The trend has been fueled by the democratization of generative AI video creation tools such as Veo, Sora, CapCut, MovieGen, and Grok, which have been integrated into platforms like Gemini and ChatGPT. With just a simple written prompt, users can create realistic videos in minutes.

In the spring, an analysis revealed that four of the ten most popular YouTube channels in the United States posted AI-generated videos, primarily musical content. By November, TikTok announced that it had identified 1.3 billion AI-generated videos on its platform.

Alexios Mantzaris, a researcher specializing in disinformation, noted that social media companies are pushing these AI tools to justify their inflated valuations amid concerns about a potential tech bubble.

The rise of AI-generated content raises critical questions regarding authenticity, copyright, and the future of digital content creation, impacting digital privacy and user engagement.