YouTube’s new AI tool lets you ask your TV questions during videos

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YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to let you ask questions about videos as you watch them on your television.

AI is becoming more common in daily life, but it’s creating problems for many on YouTube. Popular creators are concerned about YouTube using AI to review videos, and many are annoyed by the growing number of low-quality, AI-generated videos appearing on the platform.

YouTube has pledged to address the growing problem of low-quality, AI-generated videos, often called “AI slop.” However, they won’t be removing their AI-powered moderation systems anytime soon.

I’m really excited because YouTube is now using AI in a cool new way! Apparently, you’ll soon be able to actually ask your TV questions about whatever video you’re watching – it’s like having a built-in fact-checker or explainer right there on your screen!

You’ll soon be able to ask YouTube questions on your TV

A new tool, currently being tested with a limited group of users, was recently highlighted on X (formerly Twitter) by vidIQ.

So, when I’m watching a video now, I can hit this “Ask” button and it brings up an AI helper. It’s pretty cool – it gives me some questions I can pick from, or I can just use the mic and ask whatever’s on my mind!

VidIQ highlighted that viewers will soon be able to ask questions directly within videos – for example, what ingredients are in a recipe or the name of a song. YouTube will then provide an immediate answer right on the screen.

If your TV remote has a microphone button, you can use it to quickly activate the AI feature.

You can then ask questions like:

“What ingredients are in this recipe?”
 “What movie is this song from?”
* “How can I do this hairstyle myself?”

YouTube will then provide you with the answer.

— vidIQ (@vidIQ) March 9, 2026

So, this chat tool isn’t exactly new – it actually came out way back in 2024! But it’s only now starting to show up on our TVs, more than two years after its initial launch. I’ve been waiting for this!

According to TechCrunch, the current testing phase is restricted to a small group of users aged 18 and over, and supports the languages English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.

I’ve noticed other streaming services like Amazon Prime Video are already doing this kind of thing – they pop up with AI-powered summaries or even ask you questions about what you’re watching when you pause a show. It’s pretty neat!

I’m really excited about this new feature YouTube’s been testing for TVs, but honestly, we’re all still waiting to find out when they’ll actually release it to everyone. It’s a bit frustrating not knowing when we’ll get our hands on it!

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2026-03-11 15:20