YouTube Tests AI-Generated Video Summaries
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YouTube is currently experimenting with AI-generated video summaries. These are intended to provide viewers with a brief overview of what videos are about, but they won't replace the video descriptions that creators provide themselves. The summaries are set to appear on the Watch and Search pages, with testing primarily conducted on mobile devices. Currently, this is being tested on a limited number of English-language vlogs, shopping, and how-to videos.
AI-generated summaries could be an effective tool to help viewers decide which videos to watch. However, the success of this feature hinges on the accuracy of these summaries. If the summaries are misleading or inaccurate, they could deter viewers from watching videos they might have found interesting. Therefore, it's important for YouTube to incorporate a way for viewers to provide feedback to help make improvements where necessary.
Artifact, a social news app created by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, recently launched a tool that generates article summaries. Spotify CEO Daniel EK has also said that the company may provide podcast summaries powered by AI in the near future. If AI-generated summaries become more common, it could change the way that creators structure their content to optimize for summaries that are likely to get people to watch.
YouTube has been busy lately, testing or launching a number of AI features such as quizzes, video titles, and language dubbing.
