Google’s Bard AI chatbot is getting smarter regarding video queries. Specifically, a new YouTube extension is now able to answer questions about the content of individual videos without requiring playback. “We’re expanding the YouTube extension to understand some video content so you can have a richer conversation with Bard about it,” Google wrote on Bard’s changelog. In September, Google released a YouTube extension that made it easier to find specific videos. This update allows Bard to operate more interactively, sharing detailed information as it relates to YouTube’s visual content.

“For example, if you’re looking for videos on how to make olive oil cake, you can now also ask how many eggs the recipe in the first video requires,” Bard’s Experiments Update page explains.

“This ability to ask specific questions about a video could be invaluable,” writes Android Authority, using the example of “asking what specific tool is being used in a DIY repair video or the particular location of a travel video.”

The Verge notes that “at the moment, this feature only exists as an opt-in Labs experience, and it takes a little work to get to the answer you’re looking for.”

For example, when The Verge “asked for the ‘full recipe’” from an America’s Test Kitchen video about making an espresso martini, “Bard wasn’t able to generate anything,” presumably because the recipe was behind a paywall, the outlet speculates, adding that as with anything AI, prompts can make all the difference. However, asking for “step by step instructions” as a follow-up produced the full recipe.

Previously, the YouTube extension for Bard only assisted with search, and requests like “find me movie trailers for new December theatrical releases.”

The current announcement “comes two weeks after YouTube started to experiment with new generative AI features, including an AI conversational tool that answers questions about YouTube’s content, along with a new feature that summarizes topics in the comments of a video,” TechCrunch explains.

The update also follows a move by Google to open Bard access to teens in countries around the world. “The search giant explained “that teens can use the tool to ‘find inspiration, discover new hobbies and solve everyday problems,’” across a range of issues, TechCrunch reports.

Bard extensions can be enabled on the chatbot’s web portal.