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What you need to know
- YouTube detailed a few new features it has available in testing for a small cluster of viewers and creators, such as AI live chat summaries in live streams.
- Only available for English-speaking channels with “active chats,” viewers will see a summary based on conversations before they joined.
- Other tests include QR codes for better channel discovery and Google Lens integration with YouTube’s search bar.
Moving into the weekend, YouTube is highlighting a few new features it currently has in testing for a limited percentage of viewers and creators.
As detailed in its “Features and Experiments” post, YouTube states it has kickstarted a test for AI-generated live chat summaries. The platform explains that its AI software will create its summaries based on “published chats” in a live stream’s rolling feed.