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New Delhi: Google has recently reported that it is testing a new conversational AI feature for its YouTube for TV users, unveiling additional functionality for users who access the microphone option. Testing also introduced a conversational Ask option that will appear beneath videos and works with the microphone on the supported remotes.
Google stated that the test is limited to a small group of users. It first rolled out to smartphone and desktop users in November last year, but the TV viewers weren’t included at that time. Google is now expanding the trial to bigger screens to see how it performs in the living room setting.
The goal is to make watching videos more interactive, rather than pausing a video and searching elsewhere, viewers can also ask questions about what they are watching right on the same screen. Whether it is clarifying a point, understanding a concept better, or finding related content, the tool is meant to respond without disrupting playback.
It pulls the information from YouTube as well as other online sources to generate answers that match the context of the video. The idea is to offer viewers clearer explanations and to explore related topics without needing to switch applications or devices.
This latest feature is available on users’ TVs; users see an Ask button below the video. By selecting it, it opens the AI panel, from there users can pick one of the suggested questions or use the microphone button on the user’s remote to ask something about the video. Once the users send their query, Gemini processes it in the background and displays a response on the screen, enabling the users to continue watching without interruption.
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