YouTube Music may have a new AI feature called Ask for Music
It seems that Google is working on new AI functionality for YouTube Music streaming service. In the code of the Android version of the application (build 7.06.53), references to a feature called Ask for Music were found.
<code><string name="ask_for_music_prompt">Ask for music</string>
<string name="ask_music_submit_button">Submit</string>
<string name="ai_feature_input_disclaimer">AI-generated responses are experimental. Quality and accuracy may vary. Please don’t enter confidential or personal information regarding yourself or others.</string></code>
It is possible that Ask for Music will replace the current voice search in YouTube Music. The app will be able to generate answers to your queries in a more conversational style. Potentially, it will allow users to search for music by describing what you want to listen to, or ask to play tracks similar to a certain artist's songs, or generally play something in a similar style.
It is still mostly a guess, but the emergence of such a feature is fully in line with Google's trend of integrating AI into all its services. Moreover, such competitors as Spotify and Amazon Music have already announced their own AI functions.