Learn about the conversational AI tool on YouTube

This conversational AI tool is currently available in English to YouTube Premium members in the United States over the age of 18. We are also currently testing this tool with a small number of non-Premium users in the US over the age of 18. The tool will appear on select English videos. Availability may change in the future.

While you’re watching a video on YouTube, the conversational AI tool lets you interact with AI to learn more about the content. For example, you can ask questions about the video you’re watching or choose a suggested prompt like “recommend related content.”

To get started:

1. Tap Ask below the video.
2. Select one of the suggested prompts, or type your own question.

Learn about the conversational AI tool on YouTube!

Note: AI-generated responses do not reflect the views of YouTube. Quality and accuracy may vary. We’re constantly learning, and we want to improve this feature, so submit feedback if you find an issue.

Learning-focused conversational AI tool

On select academic videos, a learning-focused version of the conversational AI tool is available to help you understand the content of academic video more deeply. This tool allows you to ask questions to strengthen your understanding of key concepts in the video you’re watching, get explanations, and even get quizzed to test your knowledge.

To use the learning-focused conversational AI tool:

1. While watching an eligible academic video, tap Ask below the video.
2. Select one of the suggestion prompts, or type your own question.

Frequently asked questions

Who can use the conversational AI tool on YouTube?

The conversational AI tool is currently available in English to YouTube Premium members in the United States over the age of 18. We are also currently testing this tool with a small number of non-Premium users in the US over the age of 18.

The tool is available on Android, iOS, and web browsers on your computer. The tool will appear on the watch page for select English videos. Please note that availability may change in the future.

How does the conversational AI tool on YouTube work?

This tool is designed to provide answers to questions about videos you're watching. Responses are generated by large language models (LLMs). The LLMs draw on info from YouTube and the web. Learn more about LLMs and generative AI.

Generative AI technology is for informational purposes only. Don’t rely on AI-generated responses as medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.

What data is collected? How is it used?

When you interact with this tool, we will collect data around your use of the tool and the queries and feedback you submit. This data helps us to provide, improve, and develop our products and services. Conversations connected with your Google Account will be deleted automatically after 45 days.

To help with quality and improve our products, such as the generative machine-learning models that power this tool, human reviewers may read, give notes on, and process your conversations with this tool. We take steps to protect your privacy as part of this process. These steps include disconnecting your conversations from your Google Account before reviewers see them. We also use automated tools to help recognize and remove personal info, like email addresses and phone numbers.

Conversations which are disconnected from your Google Account and have been reviewed by human reviewers aren’t deleted automatically after 45 days. These conversations are kept separately for up to 3 years.

Please don’t give confidential info, or anything you wouldn’t want a reviewer to see, in your conversations. Info you give may be used to improve our products, services, and machine-learning technologies.

How do I submit feedback about the tool?

If you get a response that’s inaccurate or that you feel is unsafe, you can give feedback on that response to let us know.

Submit feedback about the tool

To submit feedback:

1. Under a video, tap Ask
2. Select one of the suggested prompts, or type your own question, to get a response.
3. On a response, select the thumbs up or thumbs down.

If you select the thumbs down, you can optionally share rationale for your rating.

Report a legal issue

To report a response for legal reasons:

1. On a response, select the thumbs down.
2. Select report legal issues.
3. Follow the prompts to report a legal issue.

The feedback is:

• Reviewed by specially trained teams. Human review is necessary to help identify, address, and report potential problems raised in feedback, including as required under applicable laws.
• Used consistent with our Privacy Policy. YouTube uses this data to provide, improve, and develop YouTube products, services, and machine-learning technologies, as explained in more detail in our Privacy Policy.

If you’d like to view or delete feedback you’ve submitted about YouTube AI tools & features, please visit the My Activity page.

Can I chat with YouTube support through this tool?

No, this tool won’t connect you to YouTube support, and it isn’t intended to act as support for using YouTube products.

Does YouTube use my conversations to show me ads?

No, your conversations aren’t being used to show you ads. If this changes, we will clearly communicate the change to you.

To learn about how we keep our users’ data private, safe, and secure, read our Privacy and Security Principles.