New research from Mozilla shows that user controls have little effect on which videos YouTube’s influential AI recommends. YouTube’s recommendation algorithm drives 70% of what people watch on the ...

Of all the videos posted to YouTube, there is one that the platform recommends more than any other right now, according to a Pew Research study published Wednesday. That video is called “Bath Song | ...

YouTube’s proprietary AI algorithm is at the heart of the company’s success, and it’s secrecy is key to continued Internet video dominance. However, a recent report from Mozilla, found YouTube’s ...

Google’s list of developments to YouTube Music in February and March is here and includes some notable additions (like to the radio algorithm) that weren’t already spotted. The YouTube Music team says ...

New information about how various factors influence YouTube’s video recommendation algorithm is revealed by members of the team responsible for working on it. Having only been implemented in 2016, we ...

If Nielsen stats are to be believed, we collectively spend more time in front of YouTube than any other streaming service—including Disney+ and Netflix. That's a lot of watch hours, especially for an ...

"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...