Twitch star Asmongold is stepping up to defend MrBeast after the most-subscribed YouTuber came under fire for his AI video tools.
On June 20, Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson set the internet into a frenzy after he unveiled new tools to help YouTubers create thumbnails for their videos with his Viewstats service.
The backlash came quickly, with popular creator JackSepticEye accusing Donaldson of “ruining YouTube” and many others, such as Pointcrow, putting MrBeast on blast.
Although MrBeast deleted the AI thumbnail post and promised that changes were in the works, Asmongold doesn’t believe the tsunami of backlash against the YouTube star was actually warranted.
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Asmongold says MrBeast anti-AI hate is “forced”
During a June 2025 broadcast, Asmongold checked out the negative responses MrBeast was receiving and explained why he felt it was all manufactured outrage.
“This is, in my opinion, I think the anti-AI hate is the most forced f**king thing on the internet,” he said. “It’s the most forced thing on the internet, and all it is is a bunch of creators and artists who are trying to get their audience riled up against AI.”
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Asmongold thinks the hate on AI is “forced” after MrBeast got cooked on the timeline for promoting an AI thumbnail website
“All it is, is a bunch of creators and artists..who get their audience riled up..because they don’t wanna be replaced” pic.twitter.com/5gssnq5bft
— yeet (@Awk20000) June 22, 2025
According to Asmongold, these individuals are worried about being replaced by artificial intelligence, and that’s why they’ve reacted the way they have.
“It’s so annoying. It really is!” the Kick and Twitch streamer exclaimed.
For his part, MrBeast remains committed to helping creators, but has adjusted his approach, indicating that he’d rather create a tool that provides inspiration to artists and not take their place.
“My goal with Viewstats is to build tools to level the playing field between people like me with 300 employees and new creators that can’t afford a small army,” Donaldson said.
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The fears of AI extend beyond just content creation, however. Notably, Twitch legend Ninja believes that AI will make streaming “impossible” because of how easily users will be able to generate fake videos of streamers.
