{"id":593906,"date":"2026-05-20T07:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/593906\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:05:16","slug":"google-just-turned-youtube-into-an-ai-chatbot-with-a-new-ask-youtube-feature-that-finds-the-perfect-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/593906\/","title":{"rendered":"Google just turned YouTube into an AI chatbot, with a new ‘Ask YouTube’ feature that finds the perfect video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has announced a new feature called ‘Ask YouTube’This lets you ask lengthy and detailed questions when looking for a videoIt uses Gemini, and makes the service a bit more like a chatbot<\/p>\n

Google I\/O 2026<\/a> is now underway, and among the many announcements emerging from the California-set showcase, Google<\/a> has revealed \u2018Ask YouTube<\/a>\u2019 \u2014 a feature that adds conversational AI to the popular video streaming platform.<\/p>\n

With Ask YouTube, rather than searching for a specific video the old-fashioned way, you can ask complex and lengthy questions, and Gemini will serve up specific videos that it thinks best answer your query. Helpfully, you’ll be sent directly to the relevant part of the videos in question, too, rather than having to skim through them.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

One query example given by Google was, \u201cHow to teach my 3-year-old how to ride a pedal bike, they already know how to ride a balance bike?\u201d As you can see in the video below, the results delivered written answers like a typical AI chatbot<\/a>, but these were accompanied by relevant YouTube videos, so you can both read and watch to get the answers you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n

Latest Videos From\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

You may like<\/p>\n

The idea of Ask YouTube is to make the information more digestible, and to make it easier to actually find useful videos and the relevant parts of them.<\/p>\n

Coming this summer, but only to the US<\/p>\n

\n

\"Google's\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Google)<\/p>\n

Ask YouTube is a similar idea to \u2018Ask Maps<\/a>\u2019, a feature that was rolled out to Google Maps<\/a> recently. Though currently, Ask Maps is only available in the US and India, and at launch, Ask YouTube will only be accessible in the US.<\/p>\n

So, much of the world will be stuck waiting for this exciting new feature, but if you\u2019re in the US, you should gain access to Ask YouTube sometime \u201cthis summer\u201d\u2014 presumably meaning sometime between June and September.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re happy doing things the current way, you can always just ignore the new Ask YouTube button that\u2019s soon going to appear.<\/p>\n

Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Today’s best Android phone deals<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n

\"Google\n<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow TechRadar on Google News<\/a> and add us as a preferred source<\/a> to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!<\/p>\n

And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok<\/a> for news, reviews, unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp<\/a> too.<\/p>\n