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After removing dislike counts years ago, new UI tests at YouTube are making it harder to even using the dislike button at all.

Does nothing sound worse than the idea of paying for YouTube Premium? Well, imagine having to pay the government just for getting access to regular YouTube with none of the Premium perks attached. Sounds ridiculous, right? Unfortunately, that’s a possibility under consideration in the UK.

YouTube is experimenting with bringing previews of its conversational “Ask YouTube” feature directly into standard desktop search results, putting AI-generated summaries front and center before users even click on a video result. The move expands on Google’s ongoing push to integrate generative AI across its video platform, following the rollout of Ask YouTube on mobile.

Based on a recent report, YouTube is apparently considering adding audiobooks as a new medium alongside music and video.

YouTube is preparing to launch an audiobooks feature as soon as next year and has been in talks with publishers over the previous months, according to the Wall Street Journal. You can already find a bunch of channels with audiobook videos on the platform if you look. Some of them feature titles in the public domain,…

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YouTube Music just added clear labels that denote whether a track has been generated by AI. This is great news for people who like listening to actual music, and not weird and slightly metallic-sounding imitations.

While most people view YouTube purely as an entertainment app, it is also one of Google’s biggest engines for collecting user data and building detailed interest profiles. By default, every search you type, every video you click, and every interaction is logged and used to tailor targeted ads across your Google account.

It’s been less than a month since YouTube said it planned to let users post GIFs in the comments section. The time has come, and this is just the beginning of a gradual rollout.

In response to more AI-generated content appearing on streaming services, YouTube Music is adding a new AI label directly to the player.