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Google transforms YouTube into Search with new experimental AI mode
Published Apr 28, 2026, 4:56 PM EDT Timi is the news and deals reporter for Android Police, who has been reporting on technology since 2008. He has worked in tech retail and also the IT space, providing hardware and software support, which gives him a unique perspective on the tech that he covers. This allows him to effectively break down complex subjects into easy-to-read pieces that even casual readers can enjoy. Before joining Android Police, he was a news writer for XDA, where he eventually transitioned to covering deals. He also worked as an editor and reporter for Neowin, where he covered news and attended major tech events like CES. He also reviewed phones, tablets, PC products, and other devices. In addition, he also created video content for the Neowin YouTube channel. Sign in to your Android Police account As a person who uses YouTube every day, I like where it's at right now. It offers a lot of great content with long and short-form videos, plus you can use Gemini to get the details you want from a video if you're really short on time or just want the cliff notes. However, it looks like YouTube is now experimenting with something new, offering a big change when it comes to search. The brand's latest experiment tries to enhance the YouTube search bar experience by offering more data at a glance. Do people really want this? You can check out the details on YouTube's experimental features page for Premium members. The search bar feels more like something you'd see with Gemini, allowing users to have a conversation in order to get the results they are looking for. When searching on YouTube, users will be hit with text, images, and even video results in this new experimental mode. You can even ask follow-up questions if needed, and YouTube will even present some additional prompts that might be worth looking at. As you can imagine, blending these two worlds together can get a little messy. But for the most part, it seems to work quite well, as The Verge experimented with it. While it is pretty good, it did manage to make some mistakes. But we've worked with AI long enough to know that this is to be expected. YouTube even highlights this before starting to engage with this feature, stating that AI can get things wrong, and has that as part of its introduction to the project on the feature page, sharing that "quality and accuracy may vary." For the time being, this will only be available to YouTube Premium members. And it can only be used on the d...
Is YouTube an AI Search Engine Now? Google Tests New In-App AI ... - PCMag
Is YouTube an AI Search Engine Now? Google Tests New In-App AI Chatbot A new 'Ask YouTube' tab responds to general queries with bulleted text summaries and video recommendations.
Ask YouTube: Google Tests Video Search Via AI Chatbot - Android Headlines
Google is testing "Ask YouTube," a new conversational AI search feature for Premium users that lets you find videos through an AI chatbot.
Google is testing AI chatbot search for YouTube - The Verge
Google is trying out an AI Mode-like search called "Ask YouTube" that builds a result page with videos, Shorts, and text.
