Adobe Stock free images - YouTube?

I'm confused about this because I asked ChatGPT this question and it said that Adobe Stock free images can be used in a Youtube video as long as the image isn't marked as for Editorial Use only. 

By @atlanticm1

This answer is nonsense. Editorial use only assets are not included in the free collection. Free stock images come with a standard licence and what you can do is described in the licensing terms as pointed out by @Jill_C. There are restrictions on editorial-use-only assets, but they are not with YouTube use. And any asset may be used in an editorial like use, and that ties editorial use restrictions to the asset.

As of my understanding as a layman, YouTube is considered to be social media.

Contrary to the old discussion that you linked here, Adobe won't intervene on licensing questions, except to point out the licensing terms. This effectively to avoid confusion and giving wrong advice, that could be considered as a commitment from the company.

Also: licensing terms may change, and you need to apply the active terms the moment you license the asset. That also would mean that you should keep a copy of those terms with the asset. As an example: one “recent” change is that you are not allowed to use stock assets to train generative AI.

Look here for more information on licensing: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock/links-for-licensing-terms/td-p/11366788
(Disclaimer: As always with licensing, this is my interpretation of the rules. I think they are correct and advice is based on reading and interpreting the licence terms and on fair use for both the buyer and the artist/stock company, but I cannot rule out that my interpretation is wrong. I'm not an Adobe employee).

If you post to a regular YouTube channel, you can use it on social media without any restrictions on the number of times it can be displayed, in accordance with the terms of use of the standard image license.

However, if you use a paid social media platform such as a membership-based service, there is a limit of 500,000 views.

I checked with customer support and found out about this.

License terms are shown here:

License information and Terms of Use | Adobe Stock

ChatGPT (which isn't always accurate by the way...) is correct in that you wouldn't be able to use an Editorial Use image. You would need an enhanced license if you expect your views to exceed 500,000.