Google has updated its Bard ai chatbot, so you can use it to analyze YouTube videos. In its most recent experiment update log, the company announced that it has expanded the capabilities of the Bard YouTube extension so that when enabled, generative ai can “understand some video content.” For example, Google said you could ask Bard how many eggs were used in a video for an olive oil cake recipe.
Bard first gained the ability to pull data from YouTube in September after an update integrated it with other Google products, including Docs, Maps, Lens, Flights, and Hotels. However, at that time, it could not analyze the content of a video.
Google claims that people have been asking for “deeper engagement with YouTube videos,” but I guess that means watching them less.
And Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today is a short but sweet TMA, but tomorrow a wave of Black Friday deals will arrive; I suggest being attentive.
-Mat Smith
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