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Google is ramping up its AI push, with YouTube Music set to test AI Hosts as part of the newly announced YouTube Labs program. The AI-generated hosts will appear while users are listening to music, offering trivia and insights. “YouTube Labs is a new initiative dedicated to exploring the potential of AI on YouTube,” Aparna Pappu, Vice President, YouTube Labs, explained in a blog post.
YouTube has introduced YouTube Labs.
Highlights:
• Lets users test the latest AI experiments.
• A dedicated initiative to explore the role of AI on YouTube.
• The first experiment adds AI music hosts in the YouTube Music app. While listening to radio and mixes, they share… pic.twitter.com/KoG2s9JbAj
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The program mirrors Google Labs, which allows the company to trial experimental AI features and gather user feedback before wider release. This means the AI Hosts in YouTube Music are currently experimental, but if successful, they could become a staple feature, enhancing how listeners interact with and enjoy their favorite tracks.
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Google’s new AI music hosts for YouTube Music are designed to “deepen your listening experience by sharing relevant stories, fan trivia, and fun commentary,” much like a radio jockey. However, since the insights are AI-generated, there’s always the risk of hallucinations, where the system could make up inaccurate information.
The feature builds on Google’s previous experiments like NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews, which received praise for turning dense content like research papers and corporate documents into engaging podcast-style summaries. For now, AI hosts will only activate while listening to mixes and radio stations. Access is limited to a select number of U.S.-based participants, who can sign up via the YouTube Labs page. Users will also have the ability to snooze AI commentary temporarily.
Still, YouTube’s growing reliance on AI hasn’t always been well-received. Its recent automatic dubbing feature faced backlash after many viewers complained about being forced to watch Shorts or videos in dubbed languages by default. While creators can opt out, viewers currently have no universal option to disable AI dubbing, needing to change the audio track manually each time.
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