YouTube launches its conversational chatbot, which answers questions about the content of videos, in the United States

YouTube has begun to launch its Conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot, capable of carrying out functions such as answering questions about content related to the theme of the video being viewed, which is already available to users subscribed to YouTube Premium in the United States.

Google’s platform introduced this AI-powered feature in November last year, with the aim of improving the viewing experience. offering information of interest to users, as well as showing recommendations content related to the videos being viewed. However, this was a new feature in testing.

Now, YouTube has announced the Launch of its conversational AI chatbotso that users subscribed to YouTube Premium can already start using it to dig deeper, ask questions, or get recommendations.

In this sense, it is a ‘chatbot’ with which users can interact while watching a video, without having to pause playback. Simply, simply Click on the ‘Ask a question about this video’ tab to display a chat from which to make requests or questions.

Thus, through this chat, users will be able to ask questions related to the video being viewed. to expand information on the topics discussed or to obtain specific data mentioned. As a result, the chatbot will return the requested information in a summarized form.

For example, if it is a video about a cooking recipe, Users will be able to ask directly what ingredients and quantities needed to carry out the recipe, and they will obtain a detailed list with said information.

Likewise, this conversational ‘chatbot’ also allows you to request questions such as: summarize the content of the video or get Related content recommendations on the platform.

For the moment, YouTube has launched its conversational AI tool for users with a subscription to the version Premium in USAin addition, it is only available for devices with Android operating system. He also did not specify when the roll-out in other countries would begin.