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Instagram adds AI video editor to Edits for creators
The new tool analyses metrics, trends and comments to give personalized editing insights, while limiting AI‑generated creative work.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Instagram announced on Wednesday that its Edits app now includes an AI video editing assistant designed to give creators personalized feedback based on their account metrics, audience trends and comments, according to TechCrunch.
Brett Westervelt, head of Edits, said the assistant "knows your account’s Instagram metrics, things like follows, views, video retention, likes, shares and combines them with your comments, what’s trending on Instagram and what your audience is into" in a blog post. He added that the tool spots performance patterns and surfaces actionable insights that are hard to see from raw metrics alone.
Westervelt noted that creators wanted a tool that handles analysis rather than doing the creative work for them, emphasizing that "the creative calls are still yours." The AI assistant was developed with input from a group of creators and will operate under usage limits that can be expanded with a Meta One subscription.
Meta first previewed the Edits AI assistant at a June invite‑only creator event and hinted at a desktop version. YouTube announced a similar conversational editing tool last week, slated for early next year, but Instagram’s approach focuses more on analytics than direct editing assistance.
Key facts
- Instagram introduced an AI video editing assistant in its Edits app. (techcrunch.com)
- The assistant analyses metrics such as follows, views, retention, likes, shares and comments. (techcrunch.com)
- Creators can unlock higher usage limits with a Meta One subscription. (techcrunch.com)
Sources
- [1] techcrunch.com — originally reported as “Instagram rolls out an AI video editor for creators”
