YouTube, the new television, celebrates 20 years with AI and new formats

YouTube has established itself at this time as a video platform, but in the last year it has also positioned itself as the place to listen to audio or podcast programs, at least in the United States, where the company ensures that it is “The most used service”.

“We have invest in the experience of the Podcasts for a long time and the creators discovered that the video makes this format even more attractive”Said the executive director of YouTube, Neal Mohan, in a letter that includes the achievements of 2024 and what they expect by 2025.

Mohan also stressed that “YouTube is the new television”. According to the data it has shared, it is no longer only that the TV is the main device to watch YouTube in the United States, but also “The spectators see, on average, more than one billion hours of YouTube content on TV per day”.

Artificial intelligence will continue to have face -to -face on the platformboth for Promote tools For the creature of contentfollowing the wake of Dream Screen and Dream Track and I see 2; as for arrive a New audiencesas already does, for example, automatic dubbing, which at the end of February will be available to the creators of the YouTube partners program.

AI, through automatic learning, will also help estimate the age of users, to distinguish between young people and adults, and offer “the most appropriate experiences and protections for each age.”

With regard to subscription services, the executive director has assured that “They are experiencing a great impulse”. Thus, YouTube Music and Premium have more than 100 million subscribers, a figure that includes the tests. The goal for 2025 is “Offer new benefits to YouTube premium subscribers”add the mohan.

20 years of YouTube

The story this platform began on February 14, 2005, when the YouTube domain name was recorded, although the first video was published in May, in the first public beta of the service. Finally, in December 2005 it was when this platform was launched officially.

The first video that was published as proof within the private beta (specifically, on April 23, 2005) was one entitled ‘Me at The Zoo’ (I in the Zoo), of just 18 seconds. It appears one of the co -founders in a San Diego zoo with elephants behind