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TL;DR
- Google could be testing an AI chatbot for Discover that would allow users to customize their feed through conversation.
- Evidence found in the Google app shows a pop-up warning about “discarding conversation” when changing settings.
- The feature mirrors a recent YouTube experiment but is currently incomplete, with no input box actually available yet.
YouTube has recently begun testing the ability to allow users to customize their feed, giving them control over what they are recommended to watch next. The twist, though, is that this ability is facilitated through an AI chatbot that users must interact with by entering prompts. While it’s unclear whether YouTube will graduate this experiment into a permanent feature, it seems Google may be looking to bring this AI chatbot-powered custom feed to Discover as well.
Within Google app v16.49.59, when we tried to change settings for Discover cards, we managed to activate a pop-up that doesn’t actually make any sense: