YouTube's AI Q&A sticker is for live streams: what Shorts get

No: the AI-generated Q&A sticker was reported as a live-stream feature, in English, for mobile app streams, not as a Shorts editor sticker. In a Short you can still add a Q&A sticker, but you write the question yourself. A roundup that lists "AI Q&A stickers" next to Shorts editor changes can read as if they belong together, so check the source before you plan around it.

This post uses Social Media Today's report and YouTube's Enhance your Shorts page, both read on 2026-10-03. The first is third-party.

What does the report say?

The report, dated October 22, 2025, says creators can use AI to generate pre-filled questions for their Q&A stickers on live streams, while keeping control over the final question and how the sticker appears. It describes the tool as available in English on the mobile app. It says the feature is distinct from Shorts.

What does the Shorts editor offer?

The Enhance your Shorts page lists a Q&A sticker that asks viewers questions and collects public responses, plus Quiz (two answer options), Poll (2 voting options), Add yours, AI Sticker, Image Sticker and a Shopping Product sticker. The page also describes a timeline editor for video, text, stickers, music and voiceover in one place.

How do I plan a Short around a Q&A sticker?

The sticker sits on top of the picture, so the edit has to leave it room. Two moves help: make the question audible or readable in the clip, and keep a calm beat where the sticker can sit.

• Write the question as a spoken line, so the clip works without the sticker.
• Hold one shot for the beat where the sticker will sit instead of cutting every second.
• Place burned-in captions away from the sticker area; see moving the caption line.
• Add the sticker in YouTube's editor after importing the finished file.

Where does Sume fit?

Sume builds the finished vertical file: a Timeline 1.0 render defaults to 1080 by 1920 and costs $0.10 per ceil output minute, and standalone captions cost $0.20 for videos up to 60 seconds. Stickers, polls and the AI question are added in YouTube's own editor, where Sume has no access.

Sume does not generate Q&A questions for YouTube stickers and does not read the answers. If you want question ideas, write them yourself or use any text tool, then speak the question in the clip.