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Kurzgesagt puts its human artists behind the AI warning

The studio's only new upload combines an essay about AI dependence with an openly commercial look at how its animation is funded.

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  1. 0:00The narrator argues that overreliance on AI can weaken problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
  2. 1:00The essay describes human creators struggling to match the volume of automated content.
  3. 1:36Kurzgesagt says ads and sponsorships do not cover the full cost of producing its animation.
  4. 2:15Studio artists illustrate myths and legends for the calendar advertised in the video's second half.

Kurzgesagt makes a sharp turn midway through "You Will Only Like Half of This Video": from the risks of outsourcing thought to AI to the people drawing its pictures. The upload is also an ad for the studio's annual calendar, and it makes that purpose explicit.

Before the sales segment, the narrator warns about "cognitive atrophy," arguing that relying too heavily on AI can erode problem-solving and critical thinking. Then the abstract concern gets a workplace counterpart: footage of the studio's artists illustrating myths, legends and early human curiosity. Kurzgesagt says advertising and sponsorships do not cover the full cost of its animated videos, with merchandise helping fund production.

The week's sole upload reached roughly 2.4 million views in its first 14 hours. In the comments, the advertising itself becomes the subject: viewers repeatedly mention choosing to watch despite knowing what it is. Others return to a more familiar Kurzgesagt joke, asking why the studio appears to employ humans rather than its cartoon birds.

Across the channel, daily views are below their usual pace, while the subscriber total was unchanged over the week. That softer overall rhythm sits alongside substantial activity on two earlier releases. "AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?" and "We Finally Know More About Humanity's First Civilization" are each drawing more than 200,000 views a day.

The connection between those uploads and the new one is the work behind them. For the earlier AI essay, the team says it completed the script, visuals and music in four weeks. This time, instead of leaving that production effort in the description, Kurzgesagt puts its artists on screen.

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What viewers say

  • 2:29 wait wait wait, I thought you are a team of expert birds? This is false advertising!
    @kyletan4063See it on YouTube
  • 3:20 I liked it the whole video
    @MikeyG706See it on YouTube
  • 1:13 *spiced with some existential dread from time to time
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The videos drawing views on Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell right now

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The facts
Subscribers
25,700,000
Channel views, last 7 days
11,961,617
Videos published this week
1
Video published
October 20, 2026
Video views so far
2,393,643

The numbers

Here is how Kurzgesagt's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Cleo Abram
22,592,967
Veritasium
21,185,230
Vsauce
16,620,228
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
11,961,617
NileRed
11,271,503
ElectroBOOM
5,859,106
AsapSCIENCE
1,432,077
The Slow Mo Guys
517,612
SmarterEveryDay
338,683
subscribers
25,700,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
3,958,262,777
views per day
888,826
typical day: 1,260,142
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
25,700,000
Vsauce
25,300,000
Veritasium
21,400,000
The Slow Mo Guys
15,000,000
SmarterEveryDay
11,900,000
NileRed
11,000,000
AsapSCIENCE
10,800,000
ElectroBOOM
8,900,000
Cleo Abram
8,890,000
As of October 21, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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