YouTube is turning into an answer engine with a new conversational search feature

YouTube Premium subscribers in the US (18 years and older) have something new to play with. As reported by The Verge, the company is testing a conversational AI search experience called Ask YouTube that is unlike anything YouTube has offered before.

So what exactly is Ask YouTube?

Instead of typing keywords into a search bar and hoping for the best, you can now ask YouTube a full question and get a response that feels more like a conversation. You can enable this feature using YouTube’s experimental feature. 

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Once you do, you will notice an Ask YouTube button built into the YouTube search bar. When you click the search bar, YouTube surfaces suggested prompts like “What caused the 2008 financial crisis?” or “How to fix a stripped screw.” These might be trending searches or based on your own YouTube history. 

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