YouTube Announced on Wednsday that it is testing a version of google search’s ai overviews on its platform. The video streaming giant is experimenting an implementation of the artificial intelligence (ai) feature to show users clips from videos in a carousel will be related to the user’s Query. The new feature also expands the use case of AI overviews, as the gemini-power While the functionality is in testing, it will only support Queries on Specific Topics, According to the company.
YouTube’s AI overviews feature will display video clips
In its support pageGoogle detailed the new feature and how it will be tested on YouTube. Currently, it is only available to a subset of youtube premium subscribers in the us. Once eligible users get access to ai overviews, they can type a Query on YouTube’s search bar and see the ai-generated snapshot-style summaries on top of the results. The feature currently only supports English language queries on certain topics.
Users will see a video carousel on top of the search results page on YouTube. The carousel will contain clips from youtube videos that address the Query Searched by the user. Google Said, AI Overviews Will provide “Another way to discover” When using the search function on youtube and “discover topics and information” related with the search Query, according to the alphabet-overall.
A similar feature has been available on Google search For quite some time. When searching for a topic that can be better explained in a video, the search giant often surfaces time-stamped youtube videos that start at the exact moment where the information is provided.
For example, if a user is looking for a do-this to-yource (diy) guide to repair a chair with a broken leg, they would not have to watch the introduction or the part where the part of a broken chairr is
Recently, Google has also added “Key Moments” underneath Videos on the Google Search Results Page, where users can see Multiple Clips with a Bryef Description and Time Stamp to Make It Easier Force For users for us Navigate through the video. When youtube has not shared details about how its ai overviews results would work, it is likely to function in a similar manner.
However, the company has highlighted that AI overviews will not be shown for every query. Currently, YouTube is limiting the feature to when users look up products for shopping, seek information about locations, or seek recommendations in Said locations.