YouTube launches AI-powered search results carousel

YouTube tests 2 new #AI features: 1) Carousel-like feature recommends videos (with descriptions) in YouTube topic search results. 2) Expanded conversational AI tool answers questions and suggests related content without interrupting playback experience. seekingalpha.com/news/4462866-youtube-tests-two-new-ai-features-in-the-us pic.x.com/tofDqxNEWz

YouTube AIOs started showing up this morning for me. YouTube actually calls it 'AI-powered search results'. Great to see they DON'T show up first. I'm typically seeing them half way down the SERP, or even more. Noticing some bugs as well, like the videos are blank when playing pic.x.com/6x1k0rcCcI

New AI-powered search results -> YouTube launches an AI Overviews-like carousel for searches related to shopping, places, and things to do in a specific place, for Premium users in the US "The new AI-powered search results carousel will suggest videos and display brief pic.x.com/BipcCZIFQZ

Latest in SEO: is this Google taking a step back from their heavy-handed approach to AI overviews? This is not a standard featured snippet (in terms of labelling), or an AI overview. It is something in-between that encourages diving deeper in AI Mode. Earlier this week, I pic.x.com/72D2vYMBEW