AI, Ads & Discovery Tools: What Today Means for Creators

Hey Creator,

Today’s edition is all about momentum. Google’s making discovery easier, YouTube’s clearing up the AI content rules, and AI tools are getting sharper—whether you're building ads, 3D content, or killer visuals with Leonardo AI.

Quick, crisp, and creator-first—let’s go.

Top AI News

Google Launches “Hype” for Creator Discovery

Google’s new “Hype” feature helps creators get discovered across Search and YouTube by turning links into mini content hubs—starting with India.

Microsoft’s Copilot 3D Targets Creators in the Metaverse

Microsoft is experimenting with Copilot 3D, a generative AI tool aimed at helping 3D creators build and modify virtual objects using text prompts.

AI + Reused Content? Still Monetisable on YouTube

YouTube clarifies that reused or AI-generated content can be monetized—as long as creators add originality and disclose AI usage upfront.

AI Video Tools Turn Employees into Brand Storytellers

Companies are using AI to turn staff into in-house content creators—boosting engagement while slashing video production costs.

Google’s New AI Tools Reinvent Search and Video Ads

Google unveils AI-powered marketing tools that blend product highlights with short-form video and visual storytelling—reshaping ad strategies.

Tool Spotlight

Leonardo AI

Leonardo AI is a powerful AI art generation platform built specifically for creative professionals. It allows users to generate stunning visuals, illustrations, 3D textures, concept art, game assets, and product mockups—all with just a few prompt inputs. Unlike generic AI art tools, Leonardo is fine-tuned for design workflows and creative output quality.

How It Helps Creators
Whether you're a digital artist, marketer, game designer, or product creator, Leonardo AI helps you:

• Generate beautiful, consistent visuals in seconds

• Train custom models with your own art style or brand identity

• Create game assets like sprites, items, and backgrounds

• Design product mockups and packaging layouts

• Use AI Canvas to edit and enhance images with inpainting tools

• Leverage prompt history, versioning, and batch generation for fast iterations

Who is it for?

• Content creators tired of scrolling stock photo sites

• Designers looking to test multiple visuals quickly

• Game devs needing sprites, textures, or concept art

• Etsy/product shop owners wanting unique mockups

What Problem It Solves

Creatives often spend hours (or days) producing visual concepts or assets. Leonardo AI removes that bottleneck by:

• Speeding up ideation and prototyping

• Reducing reliance on stock images or outsourced design

• Enabling small teams and solo creators to produce pro-quality visuals

• Offering more control than tools like Midjourney or DALL·E, thanks to its UI and fine-tuning options

Pricing Plans

• Free Plan: 150 tokens/day — great for testing the waters

• Apprentice ($12/mo): More tokens, higher-res outputs

• Artisan ($30/mo): Faster queue, premium tools

• Maestro ($60/mo): Full access, commercial use, power features

Tokens are used per image, and advanced features use more—but honestly, even the free plan is pretty generous to start.

Leonardo AI feels like the creative partner you didn’t know you needed. It’s fast, intuitive, and actually understands what visual creators want. If you’ve ever wished you could bring an idea to life without wrestling with design tools—start here.

This Week’s Creator Toolkit: AI Edition

• Frase

  AI that helps you research, write, and optimize SEO content—faster. Great for bloggers and content marketers.

• AdCreative.ai

  Instantly generate high-converting ad creatives and copy with AI. Perfect for solo marketers and small businesses.

• Inkr

  AI transcription that turns your audio or video into accurate, searchable notes—fast. Ideal for creators and educators.

• Lately

  Turn blogs, podcasts, or videos into dozens of ready-to-post social media captions with AI. Saves serious time.

• Wuko

  Email-based AI that summarizes links, PDFs, or videos. Just send it an email—get smart recaps right in your inbox.

💡 Creator’s Pro Tip (Leonardo AI)

Train a Custom Model with your own visuals to generate on-brand images fast. Perfect for a consistent look across posts, products, or campaigns.