Search Engine Journal : Google is testing « Ask YouTube, » a conversational search feature that returns AI summaries with cited videos. Available to US Premium users.

YouTube is testing “Ask YouTube,” a conversational search experience that returns AI-generated text summaries alongside cited videos and supports follow-up questions in a persistent thread.

YouTube describes the feature on its Premium Early Access page as “a new way to search on YouTube that feels more like a conversation.” Users can ask complex questions, receive results that combine video and text, and ask follow-ups to dive deeper.

After opting in to the experimental feature, An “Ask YouTube” button appears in the search bar.

When a query is submitted, the page briefly loads, then displays a text summary, a primary cited video linked to a timestamped section, and galleries of longform videos and Shorts.

The experiment is available to Premium subscribers in the US who are 18 or older, searching in English on desktop, and runs until June 8.