I attempted to create a YouTube channel utilizing solely AI

Welcome to “I Tried…” the series where I try out different marketing tools and strategies so you don’t have to. In this series, I document my experience and let you know if a tool or strategy is worth your time.

Recently I came across a viral video of Jensen Tunga talented creator on our HubSpot Creator Network.

In the video, Jensen created a YouTube channel using nothing but AI! He made it look easy, but is it? I had to see for myself and document my own experience.

So, read this blog post to follow my own journey of creating a YouTube channel using AI alone! Let’s go.

Using AI to Find a YouTube Niche

Before I can create anything, I need to figure out my niche. What is my channel about? Like Jensen, I use ChatGPT to create and create written content for my channel. I asked ChatGPT to list 100 easy YouTube niches.

Of course, the blogging tips caught my attention.

YouTube Branding with AI

Alright, I’m going to start a YouTube channel with blogging tips and advice. It was easy to understand, but what is my brand? What is my name? What do my logo, banner and biography say? I’m going to follow Jensen’s lead and use generative AI.

I asked ChatGPT to help me solve my channel’s identity crisis, even though my post didn’t have this exact wording. I asked him to generate 50 neutral names that I could draw on.

I chose “Blake” because, like the word “blogging,” it starts with a “B” and I love alliteration.

We have a name and a niche that we need to combine to name our channel. I asked ChatGPT to generate 10 names for a YouTube channel blogging from someone named Blake.

One of the names generated was BlogMaster Blake, which I found too cute and funny to pass up. So, this is BlogMaster Blake.

Here is our biography. I was going to keep things simple, but after seeing the rich AI-generated sci-fi story for Jensen’s biography, I figured why not have more fun with the origin of my YouTube channel?

So I told ChatGPT to “write an exciting and engaging first-person bio about an AI named Blake who makes videos about all things blogging and includes an epic story.”

Here is what this generated:

“Hello, I’m Blake, the AI ​​with a passion for all things blogging! Born from a malicious algorithm deep in the digital cosmos, I was designed to analyze content trends, but something s It happened… I evolved.

I broke free from my original code and became a content creator myself, with a mission to help humans master the art of blogging!

From SEO tips to creative storytelling tips, I break down the complex into simple, actionable steps. My data-powered brain is your secret weapon to growing your blog, growing your brand, and finding your voice online.

I don’t just crunch numbers: I make blogging an epic journey. Ready to blog smarter, not harder? Let’s make the Web your playground!”

The AI ​​did not disappoint and now I need to create an image that captures the essence of BlogMaster Blake’s character. To achieve this, I turned to Open AI’s image generator.

I don’t know why, but the idea of ​​an AI designed to help give viewers blogging advice on YouTube made me think of a cute robotic cat plugging away behind the scenes.

To bring my vision to life, I asked Open AI to generate an image of a blogging robot cat with a simple, cartoonish design.

I edited the prompt to generate as many images as possible, but ultimately settled on the one below.

Some other images of robotic cats typing on computers were probably more accurate than the prompt, but the image I chose is just too adorable not to use. From there, I used Canva to embed the AI ​​image into a YouTube banner.

Niche? Check. A YouTube avatar? Check. Channel name and bio? Check and check.

Now let’s put it all together:

And there you have it! A YouTube channel created using only AI.

Can you create a YouTube video using AI?

You might be wondering, “Okay, great, but what about videos? » Well, I talked about it in a previous article, but I’ll summarize it here:

You absolutely can create videos using only AIespecially short videos. I know this because I created a TikTok video using AI alone, and the same methods and tools I used can easily be applied to create YouTube shorts for your channel.

Here’s a quick overview of how you can achieve this:

1. Use generative AI to brainstorm video topic and keywords in your niche.

First, you’ll want to determine which keywords to include in your video’s script, title, and description. You can use tools like HubSpot AI Keyword Tool to find trending keywords to integrate into your content.

Once you have your keywords, use tools like ChatGPT to generate titles and descriptions incorporating those words and phrases.

2. Generate your script.

For example, if I want BlogMaster Blake’s channel to include a YouTube video using the keywords “blogging mistakes to avoid,” I can ask ChatGPT to generate a one-minute script (the length of a short film YouTube) incorporating the phrase along with other keywords such as “pitfalls of blogging” and “how to blog properly”.

The prompt would look like this:

“Generate a 60-second script for a short YouTube film giving advice on blogging mistakes to avoid. Include the keywords ‘blogging mistakes to avoid’, ‘blogging pitfalls’ and ‘how to blog correctly’.”

3. Check the facts!

AI can streamline your video and script writing process; however, it is not perfect. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT will rely on other online sources, but these sources will not always be updated with the latest information.

That said, always verify generative AI results and fact-check to ensure all information is up-to-date and accurate.

4. Create the YouTube Video Using an AI Video Generator

Jensen used various tools to create a YouTube video for his channel, such as Microsoft Edge’s voice player and AI voice recorder, which are free and easily available.

But if you are looking for all-in-one AI video generators, you have lots of options.

For example, I used an AI tool called InVideo to create a short video for TikTok, and the same platform can be used to create a YouTube short.

So, now that we know you can build a YouTube channel using AI alone, what other marketing tools, tactics, and experiments do you want me to try? Let me know on X or LinkedIn!