YouTube has introduced a new AI assistant feature to help users recover hacked accounts and protect them from future attacks. The announcement appeared earlier today on Google’s YouTube support page.
The new “hacked channel assistant,” available on YouTube, provides “eligible creators” with a way to detect their accounts after being hacked. The feature can be accessed through the YouTube Help Center.
The assistant guides affected users through a series of questions to secure their Google login, reverse any changes made by the hacker, and safeguard their channel from further unauthorized access. Currently, the feature is available only in English and for a select group of “certain creators,” but Google is working to make it accessible to all YouTube creators.