{"id":575081,"date":"2026-04-01T12:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/575081\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:02:09","slug":"smart-tv-viewing-upgraded-with-youtube-ai-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/575081\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart TV viewing upgraded with YouTube AI feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aiming to redefine home entertainment, conversational AI is integrated into the living room, making viewing more dynamic and personalised. <\/p>\n<p id=\"YouTubehas\">YouTube has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.youtube\/news-and-events\/youtube-conversational-ai-tool-available-smart-tvs\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">expanded its conversational AI tool<\/a> to smart TVs, marking a significant step in making home viewing more interactive. Viewers can now engage with content directly from their television screens using voice-enabled queries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Accessto\">Access to the feature is simple. While watching a video, users can select the \u2018Ask\u2019 option and activate their remote\u2019s microphone button to interact with the AI. Users can ask about similar content or a creator\u2019s catalogue in real time, with prompts available to guide new users.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Initialrollout\">Initial rollout of the tool took place last year across mobile and web platforms, where it quickly became a practical companion for deeper content engagement. Users already use it to analyse podcasts, explore destinations, and understand content without pausing videos.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Expansionto\">Expansion to smart TVs strengthens <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dig.watch\/updates\/youtube-enlists-users-to-rate-videos-as-ai-slop-in-content-quality-push\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube\u2019s<\/a> push to transform passive viewing into an interactive experience. Living room entertainment is increasingly shaped by AI-driven features, with real-time assistance now integrated directly into the home\u2019s largest screen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Wouldyou\">Would you like to learn more about AI, tech and digital diplomacy? If so,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomacy.edu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ask our Diplo chatbot<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aiming to redefine home entertainment, conversational AI is integrated into the living room, making viewing more dynamic and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-575081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}