Overview

• The AI carousel is available on iOS and Android for Premium users in the US when searching for shopping, travel or local activity topics.
• It displays a main video clip, a scrollable row of related thumbnails and brief AI-generated topic summaries.
• A randomly selected subset of Premium subscribers can access the feature during the test phase, which runs until July 30.
• YouTube has also opened its conversational AI assistant to some non-Premium users, enabling video summaries, content recommendations and Q&A.
• Creators warn that direct AI previews may reduce click-throughs and undermine video engagement and revenue.