With the launch of this new AI feature, YouTube is now offering it to its Premium subscribers

YouTube is launching its new AI-powered ‘Jump ahead’ feature, which will make it easier for Premium subscribers to fast-forward through frequently skipped video segments.

Finally, YouTube is making available to more Premium subscribers the AI-powered “Jump ahead” function, which makes it easier for users to skip frequently skipped video segments. The tool lets users skip straight to the most interesting parts of a video by using machine learning and viewing data to determine which parts are most frequently skipped.

The days of pressing the screen repeatedly to advance in 10-second increments are long gone. The “Jump ahead” option is now available on YouTube. In videos, when you double-tap to fast-forward, a button appears that indicates the point at which most viewers usually skip. This “Jump ahead” pill-shaped button momentarily appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen and disappears if it is not activated soon away. YouTube is now expanding the availability of the function to Premium users via the youtube.com/new page, after it was first tested in March.

Users who click the “Jump ahead” option will see an overlay with a YouTube Premium symbol that reads, “Jumping over commonly skipped section.” For English-language videos on the YouTube Android app, this feature is now available in the United States. It might eventually make its way to other platforms and geographical areas.

The feature automatically determines the next best point of interest in a video by analyzing watching data through machine learning. Similar to the current double-tap skip option, which moves the video in 10-second increments, this hop ahead capability does the same. On the other hand, users can skip specifically with the “Jump ahead” feature, which takes them straight to the parts of a video that most people don’t watch.

This new function is available to Premium users only on YouTube’s experiments page as one of their exclusive offerings. Up until June 1st, premium users can test the feature and enable this experiment; however, the time limit may be extended. The videos that can be viewed by users other than Premium subscribers are not listed by the company.

The “Jump ahead” function may be found in Settings > Try experimental new features in the YouTube mobile app for Premium subscribers who would like to test it out. The function seems to be more common in videos with a large number of views, while YouTube has not said which videos are eligible for it.

Users of YouTube Premium have access to an AI-generated “Ask” questions option in addition to the “Jump ahead” tool. The number of AI-powered features demonstrates YouTube’s dedication to improving user experience via data analysis and machine learning.

With the “Ask” function on YouTube, users may interact with the videos they’re watching in real-time by posing questions to the experimental conversational AI tool. For American-based YouTube Premium users who are at least eighteen years old, this function is presently available on the Android app.

Viewers must first activate the Ask feature for their account before choosing the Ask button from the list of eligible videos. They will be able to select from pre-suggested prompts, such summaries or subject recommendations, or put in their own queries. After then, when the video plays, the AI analyzes the question and the video content and provides appropriate responses. The program can also offer interactive comments and quizzes for instructional movies to help with learning.