Karthika Periyathambi is a product and AI leader at YouTube and Google, where she leads the future of generative AI-powered content creation and consumption for YouTube Shorts. Currently Head of Product for Shorts Consumption & AI, she oversees the product vision and strategy behind one of the world’s largest entertainment ecosystems, shaping experiences that reach billions of users and power over 200 billion daily Shorts views. Over the past several years, Karthika has pioneered YouTube’s generative AI strategy for Shorts creation, defining the roadmap for industry-first features including Dream Track, AI Remix, and Edit with AI. Her work sits at the forefront of AI-powered creativity, helping redefine how creators produce, remix, and discover content through advanced machine learning and generative AI technologies developed in partnership with Google DeepMind. Known for leading complex, high-impact product organizations, Karthika has scaled products from 0-to-1 through hyper-growth while driving strategic AI initiatives across YouTube’s creator and viewer ecosystems. Prior to leading AI initiatives within YouTube Shorts, she held product leadership roles across Google Ads and earlier engineering positions at Google and Intel, giving her a rare blend of deep technical expertise and executive product leadership.