YouTube introduces AI features to take on Spotify

YouTube on Friday launched YouTube Labs, its new experimental platform, introducing AI music hosts as the first feature in what is expected to be an ongoing series of artificial intelligence (AI) experiments for the video streaming giant.

This marks YouTube’s latest effort to take on Spotify‘s popular AI DJ feature while creating a testing ground for other AI tools.

“The first experiment, AI music hosts designed to deepen your listening experience by sharing relevant stories, fan trivia, and fun commentary about your favorite music on the YouTube…