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YouTube Is Testing an AI Search Tool That Delivers Video and Text
The experiment adds conversational prompts, text summaries and video clips, and Google says it is available to YouTube Premium subscribers 18 and older in the US.
- Google is testing Ask YouTube, a conversational AI search feature for US YouTube Premium subscribers that delivers step-by-step results combining text, longform videos, and YouTube Shorts.
- Interested users aged 18 or older must manually enable the feature via YouTube Labs, which launches a chatbot-like interface for complex queries like planning road trips or researching topics.
- Queries like "Who were the Apollo 11 astronauts" return tailored summaries with video galleries featuring Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, alongside suggested follow-up prompts.
- The tool occasionally hallucinated, claiming the discontinued Steam Controller lacked joysticks when it actually has one, requiring users to verify information from these AI-created search results.
- Google noted it is working to make Ask YouTube available to non-Premium users, potentially surfacing different video types alongside sponsored placements as the feature expands.
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YouTube Tests AI-Powered 'Ask YouTube' Conversational Search Feature
YouTube is testing a new search feature that it says is meant to feel more like a conversation than a search interface. Users are able to ask complex questions in natural language, receive results that include video and text, and then ask follow-up questions. The new search option is part of YouTube Labs, an opt-in program that lets YouTube Premium subscribers gain early access to experimental features and prototypes. YouTube Labs is available t…
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