Android Authority

YouTube is testing more AI on the home screen, and we hate it already

YouTube is experimenting with AI-generated summaries on the home feed in the Android app. These AI summaries replace video titles for some users, causing frustration. While AI summaries on the YouTube ...
Android Police

YouTube testing new feature that users say is 'bordering on usable'

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Searchenginejournal.com

YouTube Title A/B Testing Rolls Out Globally To Creators

YouTube's title A/B testing is now rolling out globally to all creators with access to advanced features. Creators can test up to three titles, thumbnails, or title-thumbnail combinations. Tests run ...
Mashable

YouTube tests direct messaging. Here's how it works.

YouTube is currently testing out a direct messaging feature on the platform, which the company previously removed years ago. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Almost ...
Ars Technica

YouTube denies AI was involved with odd removals of tech tutorials

This week, tech content creators began to suspect that AI was making it harder to share some of the most highly sought-after tech tutorials on YouTube, but now YouTube is denying that odd removals ...
The New York Times

Can YouTube Handle Live Sports? The N.F.L. Is the Ultimate Test.

YouTube’s live broadcast on Friday night of the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game is set to be a major test of the platform’s programming ambitions. A YouTube commercial in Times Square ...
Variety

YouTube Launches AI Age-Verification in U.S., Which Will Automatically Restrict Users Estimated to Be Under 18

Are you a kid watching YouTube? The Google-owned platform is testing technology in the U.S. that can predict if you’re under 18 — and automatically add certain restrictions to your account. YouTube ...
MacRumors

Report: Apple Testing Revamped Siri With Apps Like Uber and YouTube

Apple is testing a revamped version of Siri with select third-party apps, including Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, and a few games, according to the latest word ...
Neowin

YouTube adds AI summaries to search results and expands conversational AI testing

YouTube has announced a set of AI-focused updates, the most notable being a feature that works like AI Overviews in Google Search. Today, YouTube announced it is adding two new AI features, and one is ...
Engadget

YouTube is testing its own version of AI Overviews

If you’ve performed a Google search lately, you’ve undoubtedly come across an AI Overview in your search results. This tool, powered by Google’s Gemini, tries to save you some clicks by aggregating ...
Search Engine Land

YouTube is testing AI Overviews in its search results

YouTube is testing a new AI Overviews carousel. It will appear in search results for select queries. The feature uses AI to highlight the most relevant clips from videos tied to a user’s search. Why ...