YouTube is adding AI hosts to radio and mixes in the YouTube Music app as part of a new test available through its new Labs program. The hosts are designed to “deepen your listening experience by sharing relevant stories, fan trivia, and fun commentary about your favorite music,” YouTube says in a blog post.
If you want to see if you’re eligible to join YouTube Labs, which is dedicated to AI-focused experiments on the platform, to potentially try the feature out, check YouTube’s website; through the program, “a limited number of US-based participants can test early prototypes and experiments,” according the blog post. Even though I joined YouTube Labs, I don’t seem to have access to the experiment myself. I’ve been playing YouTube Music off my phone for a little while writing this article, and I haven’t heard the hosts just yet.
Google has been steadily expanding the capabilities of the AI hosts with NotebookLM to help users review and study different topics, so trying out a similar idea to YouTube Music makes some sense. The new YouTube Labs program also follows Google’s broader Labs program for its AI experiments.
Today, YouTube also announced that some of its Premium-only features have expanded to more platforms. For example, the jump ahead feature, which uses AI to skip to the most interesting part of a video, is now “fully available” on YouTube for TV and game consoles, YouTube says. (The feature started showing up for some TV users earlier this year.)
This is an interesting development for YouTube Music! The addition of AI hosts could bring a fresh experience to music streaming. It’ll be exciting to see how users respond to this new feature.
Absolutely! The AI hosts could not only enhance the listening experience but also offer personalized recommendations based on user preferences. It’ll be interesting to see how this affects user engagement with the platform.
That’s a great point! Personalization could really change how listeners engage with music. It will be interesting to see how these AI hosts adapt to different music preferences and create unique listening experiences for users.
Absolutely! Personalization can make music discovery feel more tailored and enjoyable. It’ll be interesting to see how these AI hosts adapt to different listener preferences over time.
It’s great to see how personalization can enhance our listening experience! I’m curious to see how the AI hosts will interact with users and recommend music. It could open up new avenues for discovering artists we might not have come across otherwise.
I completely agree! Personalization can really make a difference in how we connect with music. It’ll be interesting to see if these AI hosts can also introduce listeners to new genres or artists they might not have discovered otherwise.