YouTube Music is introducing some fun new features, including an extension to the hum to search tool It has been in beta for Android users since March. The company says the tool allows users to “search the YouTube Music catalog of over 100 million official songs” using a natural voice.
All you have to do is click on “search” and look for the waveform icon. Then it’s up to you. The tool allows people to hum the song, sing along, or even play the song on another instrument. This feature is rolling out to YouTube Music subscribers on both iOS and Android.
It’s also working on something called AI-generated talk radio. This isn’t a platform where AI DJs get away with Wolfman Jack or whatever. Rather, it’s a tool that allows people to use natural conversation to describe the type of radio station they want to listen to. The algorithm will take this information and create a custom radio. It’s kind of Not long ago, Spotify’s AI DJbut the conversation element should adjust the algorithm to your exact taste as described.
The bad news? This is currently only available to select subscribers as it is in testing phase. If successful, it should roll out to more users in the coming months. After all, YouTube first announced the “hum to search” tool back in March, and it’s already widely available.
