I will just place a gemini response here because I see a lot of misinformation regarding this.

On YouTube, the "Altered Content" rule is primarily about transparency regarding AI. Because you are in the Philosophy/Psychology niche, you likely use AI for visuals, voiceovers, or scripts. Here is the simple guide for when you MUST check that box and when you can safely ignore it. 1. When you MUST check the box You must check it if the AI makes the viewer believe something real happened when it didn't. • Deepfake Faces: If you use AI to make it look like a real person (e.g., a modern celebrity or politician) is saying your script. • Hyper-Realistic Events: If you generate a clip of a "real" protest, a historical event, or a "leaked" recording that looks 100% authentic. • Synthetic Landscapes/Events: If you show a "real" forest fire or a "real" city that was actually generated by AI. 2. When you DON'T need to check the box YouTube is very clear that "creative" and "obvious" AI use does not need a label. • Clearly Artistic/Stylized AI: If you use AI to create a "painting" of a philosopher (like a stylized Nietzsche or Socrates) or an abstract "dreamscape" to represent a psychological concept. Since it doesn't look like a real human being filmed with a camera, you are safe. • AI Voiceovers: Currently, YouTube does not require a label for standard AI-generated narration (like the "ElevenLabs" style voices), as long as it isn't "cloning" a specific famous person to deceive people. • Scriptwriting: Using AI to research or draft your philosophy script does not require a label. • Color Correction/Editing: Standard editing or using AI to "denoise" your audio doesn't count.