YouTube has announced a new initiative called YouTube Labs that lets you try the latest "cutting edge AI experiments" it"s working on and "explore the potential of AI." YouTube Labs is currently available in the US for a limited number of participants who can test early prototypes and experiments.
For its very first experiment, YouTube Labs has AI music hosts who try to improve your listening experience by sharing fan trivia, fun commentary, and relevant stories about the music you listen to on the YouTube Music app.
YouTube Labs follows the footsteps of Google Labs, a hub for public-facing AI experiments developed by YouTube"s parent company. Google recently announced the Mixboard AI experiment, which allows you to turn text prompts into a complete mood board.
Time and again, YouTube has explored different ways to test unreleased products. It tests some features as experiments available to all users and restricts others to its paying subscribers.
Several YouTube experiments have evolved into their stable versions and been released to the general public. YouTube has previously tested the ability to prevent accidental taps, speed up videos by long pressing, jump ahead to a popular moment, channel QR codes, and, more recently, Gift Goals.
The Google-owned company has also tested the water for its AI-powered features, such as Dream Track, which generates soundtracks, and Dream Screen, which produces green screen backgrounds. Its multi-language audio dubbing feature, initially limited to a small group of creators, went global this month.
Now, it"s just that the company has attached the YouTube Labs label to the AI experiments it wants to release into the wild. If you live in the US, you can visit YouTube"s experimental features page (youtube.com/new) to check your eligibility and sign up. YouTube kept its lips tight about when YouTube Labs will arrive in other countries and regions.