Reed Hastings Says Netflix’s Biggest Risk Is if YouTube Content ‘Boosted With AI’ Becomes ‘Cool and Sexy’

Netflix's Reed Hastings Says Streamer's Biggest Threat Is YouTube's AI Content Becoming 'Cool and Sexy' to Young Users

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings may have taken a back seat since handing off the CEO reins to Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos in 2023, but he still sits on the board as chairman and holds a unique stake in the entertainment giant’s success. Asked what he sees as the single biggest risk facing subscription entertainment, Hastings said in an interview published Wednesday that he’s worried about AI-generated content on free platforms like YouTube bec…

Reed Hastings Says Netflix’s Biggest Risk Is if YouTube Content ‘Boosted With AI’ Becomes ‘Cool and Sexy’

Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, has gone into semi-retirement — and he now spends much of his time attending to the Utah ski resort he bought in 2023. But he continues to serve on Netflix’s board as chairman of Netflix, and in a new interview, the exec spoke about the biggest risk […]