YouTube promises custom feeds and a lot more AI later this year
The annual Made on YouTube event has just wrapped up, offering an early look at the features you can expect to come to Google's dominant online streaming platform in the coming months. Yes, there's plenty of AI for both viewers and creators, but there's also a handful of non-AI updates mixed in there, too. The design of YouTube's homepage feed comes under fire often, but the platform is preparing to give you more options. With Custom Feeds, you'll be able to add new tabs to the YouTube interface
Get smart on it
YouTube is rolling out several new features this year, with a major focus on artificial intelligence tools for both viewers and content creators. For viewers, the platform will introduce custom feeds that users can personalize by typing descriptions, expanded AI search features that provide product comparisons and recommendations, and GIF posting in comments. For creators, YouTube is adding AI-powered editing tools, thumbnail generation, stream matching technology that connects unknown streamers together, live autodubbing for real-time translation across languages, and an interactive competitive feature called Live Showdown. These changes reflect YouTube's strategy to make the platform more personalized through AI while giving creators more tools to reach international audiences and compete for viewer engagement.
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