YouTube confirmed on Wednesday that it is testing a version of Google Search’s AI Overviews on its site. The video streaming giant is experimenting with an artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will show users clips from videos in a carousel that are related to their inquiry.
The new feature further expands the use case for AI Overviews, as the Gemini-powered tool will now reveal video snippets rather than text-based responses on YouTube. While the technology is being tested, the company says it will only support queries on specified topics.
Google’s support page describes the new capability and how it will be tested on YouTube. It is only accessible to a subset of YouTube Premium users in the United States. Once eligible users can access AI Overviews, they may enter a query into YouTube’s search box and have AI-generated snapshot-style summaries appear on top of the results page. The feature right now only supports English-language queries on certain topics.
Users will see a video carousel at the top of the YouTube search results page. The carousel will include YouTube video clips related to the user’s search term. Google stated that AI Overviews will provide “another way to discover content” while using YouTube’s search function, as well as “discover topics and information” linked to the search query.
Google Search has been offering a feature similar to this for a while. The search giant frequently presents time-stamped YouTube videos that begin at the very moment the information is given when users are looking for a topic that might be best presented in a video.
For instance, a user would not have to watch the introduction or the section where another broken chair element is being fixed if they were searching for a do-it-yourself (DIY) guide on how to fix a chair with a broken leg.
To make it simpler for users to navigate through videos, Google has included “key moments” beneath movies on the Google Search results page. These moments allow users to view numerous clips along with a brief description and time stamp.
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The search giant frequently presents time-stamped YouTube videos that begin at the very moment the information is given when users are looking for a topic that might be presented in a video.
However, the company has said that AI Overviews will not be displayed for all queries. Currently, YouTube restricts the feature to when users look up things to purchase, seek information about locations, or seek recommendations in those places.
