YouTube is testing "Ask YouTube," an AI-powered search feature that provides step-by-step results combining text, short videos, and longer videos in response to user queries like trip planning. Initially available to Premium subscribers 18+ in the US, the feature supports follow-up questions and surfaces new creators. Google plans to extend it to non-Premium users.
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YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers
YouTube's "Ask YouTube" feature uses AI to synthesize guided, multi-format answers from text and video, signaling Google's bet that conversational video search can compete with ChatGPT-style answer engines.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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