Releases·Tool Release
YouTube adds Gemini-powered custom feeds that build personalized recommendation tabs from text prompts
YouTube announced custom feeds, a feature letting users describe desired recommendations in a prompt box, with Google's Gemini generating a feed pinned to the home page. It rolls out across web and mobile starting next month, following similar AI feed-building tools from Bluesky, Meta, X, and Spotify.
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AI Overview
- YouTube announced custom feeds, letting users describe desired recommendations in a prompt box; Gemini builds the feed, pinned in its own home-page tab
- Users can write lengthy, detailed prompts specifying what to feature, exclude, or prioritize; multiple custom feeds roll out on web and mobile next month
- VP Emily Moxley cited the YouTube corpus of over 20 billion videos; custom feeds supplement rather than replace the main recommendations feed
- The feature follows similar AI feed-building tools from Bluesky (including Attie), Meta's Threads, Instagram, X, and Spotify; it debuted at Made on YouTube
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Mohan Calls YouTube's Gemini-Powered Custom Feeds 'No Gatekeepers'; Reddit Post Urges Independent Audit
Reacting to Neal Mohan's claim that YouTube killed the gatekeeper, a Reddit post analyzes the Custom Feeds and Ask YouTube features that shipped days earlier with Gemini building feeds from plain-language prompts. The author argues editorial authority relocated into an unauditable system only YouTube can inspect. It proposes a browser-extension audit project logging prompts against served feeds, citing Mozilla's earlier recommendation-algorithm audit as precedent.
Reacting to Neal Mohan's claim that YouTube killed the gatekeeper, a Reddit post analyzes the Custom Feeds and Ask YouTube features that shipped days earlier with Gemini building feeds from plain-language prompts. The author argues editorial authority relocated into an unauditable system only YouTube can inspect. It proposes a browser-extension audit project logging prompts against served feeds, citing Mozilla's earlier recommendation-algorithm audit as precedent.
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Products·launched
YouTube Music AI features: conversational Ask Music and personalized podcast discovery
YouTube is adding two AI features to the YouTube Music app: Ask Music, a conversational tool for finding music and podcasts via natural language, and Your Podcast Lineup, a personalized audio guide for discovering new shows. Announced at the Made On YouTube event, they address the friction of searching for individual songs or artists when listeners want discovery-style recommendations.
YouTube is adding two AI features to the YouTube Music app: Ask Music, a conversational tool for finding music and podcasts via natural language, and Your Podcast Lineup, a personalized audio guide for discovering new shows. Announced at the Made On YouTube event, they address the friction of searching for individual songs or artists when listeners want discovery-style recommendations.
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Releases·Tool Release
YouTube expands AI creator tools unveiled in 2025 with new automation features at Made on YouTube 2026
At its Made on YouTube event, YouTube announced new AI tools for YouTube Studio, including AI draft feedback, dynamic and generated thumbnails, a research feed of platform trends, and expanded Ask Studio on iOS and Android. The updates build on a 2025 suite that included A/B thumbnail testing and an analytics chatbot, pushing AI deeper into how creators package and grow their content.
At its Made on YouTube event, YouTube announced new AI tools for YouTube Studio, including AI draft feedback, dynamic and generated thumbnails, a research feed of platform trends, and expanded Ask Studio on iOS and Android. The updates build on a 2025 suite that included A/B thumbnail testing and an analytics chatbot, pushing AI deeper into how creators package and grow their content.
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Releases·Tool Release
Google adds natural-language Discover feed personalization and Preferred Sources
Google announced three personalization upgrades for its Discover feed, letting users describe desired content in natural language and follow publishers via a new Preferred Sources button. The feed updates immediately and remembers user preferences.
Google announced three personalization upgrades for its Discover feed, letting users describe desired content in natural language and follow publishers via a new Preferred Sources button. The feed updates immediately and remembers user preferences.
0 engagement1 sourcerssThu, Aug 20, 2026, 04:08 PM
Products·launched
AskYouTube: Ask questions about YouTube videos, get answers without scrubbing
AskYouTube is a Chrome extension that lets users ask questions about YouTube videos and get direct answers, eliminating the need to scrub through long content. It uses AI models (including Gemini) to understand the video content and provide relevant responses. The tool solves the problem of time-consuming video navigation for learners and researchers.
AskYouTube is a Chrome extension that lets users ask questions about YouTube videos and get direct answers, eliminating the need to scrub through long content. It uses AI models (including Gemini) to understand the video content and provide relevant responses. The tool solves the problem of time-consuming video navigation for learners and researchers.
20 engagement2 sourcesredditTue, Aug 18, 2026, 09:51 AM