YouTube says it will let users build custom feeds using Gemini AI
YouTube announced a feature called custom feeds that lets users type a natural‑language description of the videos they want to see. The prompt is processed by Google’s Gemini AI model, which assembles a personalized feed that appears as a pinned tab on the home page. Users can specify interests, moods or contexts such as “video podcasts for a 30‑minute train commute” or “relaxing commentary…
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- YouTube's custom feeds let users describe desired video topics in a prompt to generate a personalized feed
- The feature runs on Google’s Gemini AI model and appears as a pinned tab on the home page
- Rollout of multiple custom feeds begins next month on web and mobile, but the main YouTube feed remains unchanged
The company says the AI‑driven approach lets people give detailed instructions about what to include, exclude or prioritize, and multiple custom feeds will become available on web and mobile starting next month. Existing main feed recommendations remain unchanged, so the new tabs are an optional way to explore the platform’s over 20 billion videos.
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TechCrunch AI · 23 September 2026
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