YouTube Music is testing a new feature that lets you use AI to generate a playlist. In a statement to The Verge, YouTube spokesperson Jessica Gibby said that Premium users in the US will be able to create a custom playlist by “describing exactly what they want to hear.”
YouTube Music tests AI playlists tailored to what you want to hear
YouTube Music is also rolling out its ‘hum to search’ feature on both Android and iPhone.
YouTube Music is also rolling out its ‘hum to search’ feature on both Android and iPhone.
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As shown in screenshots obtained by 9to5Google, the feature could surface a chat UI that you can use to enter a description or choose from prompts like “catchy pop choruses” or “upbeat pop anthems.” It will then generate a playlist based on your description. Spotify has a similar feature that lets Premium users generate playlists using AI.
Gibby says YouTube Music is also rolling out a feature that lets you search for a specific song by singing, humming, or playing it out loud. The Shazam-like feature is coming to both iPhone and Android devices, and you can use it by hitting the new waveform icon that appears when tapping the “search” button in the YouTube Music app.
YouTube will then try to find the song you’re looking for and, if found, will display the song name, artist, and the album that it’s from. The platform first started testing this feature last year and began rolling it out on Android in May.
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