值得关注的背景：YouTube CEO Neal Mohan 此前披露，2025 年 12 月已有超过 2000 万月活用户使用观看时同步的 Ask 工具向视频提问；Search Engine Land 2026 年分析显示 YouTube 占据 Google AI Overviews 全部引用的 29.5%，是其他视频平台总和的 200 倍。Ask YouTube 上线后，AI 摘要可能在用户尚未点开任何视频前即满足查询需求，与 YouTube 去年 315 亿美元广告收入所依赖的"观看时长 + 前贴片"模式存在天然张力——AI 改变发现链路的同时，也直接动摇广告库存的定价基础。Google 将该功能标注为"实验"，保留随时撤回的余地，但从 AI Mode 与 AI Overviews 的已有路径判断，"实验"成为常驻功能的概率不低。

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Google is testing AI chatbot search for YouTube

Google is trying out an AI Mode-like search called “Ask YouTube” that builds a result page with videos, Shorts, and text.

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Google is testing AI chatbot search for YouTube

Google is trying out an AI Mode-like search experience for YouTube. The company is now testing "a new way to search on YouTube that feels more like a conversation," with results pulling in things like longform videos, YouTube Shorts, and text about what you're searching for. The "experiment" is now available if you're a YouTube Premium subscriber in the US who is 18 or older. I turned it on for my account. Now, in the search bar, I see an "Ask YouTube" button, and clicking the search bar shows p

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