How to summarize videos with artificial intelligence to know what they say without having to see them

You don’t need to watch a full video on YouTube to know what it says, you can simply ask Gemini.

We are going to tell you how to summarize videos using AI , so that you can know what is said in them without having to watch them. Because sometimes you may be looking for a tutorial, a guide, a recipe or just information, but you don’t feel like watching a 40-minute YouTube video.

This is something you can do in a very simple way using artificial intelligence . Of course, you will be able to do it with Gemini , but ChatGPT does not allow it. The positive part is that you can do it with the free version of Google AI without problems.

Summarize online videos

First of all, with Gemini you will be able to summarize videos that are on online platforms , such as YouTube or Dailymotion. Of course, you will not be able to do it on others like those on social networks like Instagram. But for YouTube and the like it works.

The prompt you can use is the following:

“I want you to give me a summary of the content of the video in the link. Make the summary schematically using points or bulletpoints. [Link].”

In this prompt that we have used, the request to make bulletpoints is optional . However, if you decide to use it in its entirety, you will have a summary that is not so textual, but rather schematic, point by point. This will make the content easier and faster to understand.

Summarize videos by uploading files

Gemini also allows you to summarize the videos you attach to the prompt with a file. To do this, you must add the video file , something you can do by choosing to upload the file or linking to it from Google Drive.

The prompt you can use is the following:

“I want you to give me a summary of the content of the video that I attached. Make the summary schematically using points or bulletpoints.”

Come on, you can use the same prompt , but with the difference that instead of adding the link to the video, you have to attach it to the message. Thus, Gemini will analyze the content of the video you have sent and give you a point-by-point summary.

Ask questions about the video content

You can also ask questions related to the content of the video . Thus, instead of a summary you can ask a specific point or the precise question you have and want to solve.

The prompt you can use is the following:

“I want you to look for the information in the video I attached, and tell me [question] [link].”

In this way, the question you ask will not be answered based on general information on the internet, but on what is said in the video about it. It is quite useful to extract more precise information.