YouTube’s Gemini-powered ‘Ask YouTube’ search expands to smart TVs
YouTube expands its Gemini-powered "Ask YouTube" search feature to smart TVs, gaming consoles and streaming devices. Here’s what this means for viewers and creators...
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Google is expanding its Gemini-powered conversational search feature, 'Ask YouTube,' from desktop to smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices.
- This AI-driven search allows users to ask complex, natural language questions instead of relying on keywords.
- The feature is an expansion of the experimental 'Ask YouTube' launched by Google in late April.
- Currently, the TV expansion is being tested with a limited group of users, primarily US-based YouTube Premium members, but is expected to roll out more widely, eventually reaching Kenya.
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