Searching for a video on YouTube hasn’t changed much in the past 20 years: You launch the site, bypass the algorithmic recommendations, and enter your query. I’ve found this to be a relatively reliable method for finding a video I’m looking for. In my experience, if it doesn’t pop up in a search, that usually means YouTube doesn’t have the video in question. But we’re now in 2026, which means I can only wonder: Why isn’t YouTube search powered by AI?
How YouTube’s new AI search works
Sarcasm aside, AI search is of course something Google is working on. As reported by The Verge, the company is testing a new search experience that takes a page from its “AI Mode” feature in Google Search. The idea, as the company sees it, is to make searching on YouTube feel more like a “conversation.” Rather than enter simple keywords or a video’s title, you
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