Another homerun for the delulu techbros in Patagonia vests:
“Video Recaps marks a groundbreaking application of generative AI for streaming,” VP of technology at Prime Video, Gérard Medioni, explained in a statement. “This first-of-its-kind feature demonstrates Prime Video’s ongoing commitment to innovation and making the viewing experience more accessible and enjoyable for customers.”
I fail to see the innovation. Season recaps have been around forever, they were just done by people.So what’s new here, aside from latestagecapitalism-flavored salary avoidance?
Can the AI give a recap at any point while watching a season? If so, the slopification (aka second-screen compatibilty) has reached new highs. Soon, people will probably get scene recaps within episodes from 20 minutes ago - just in case the where on the latrine back then.
Another homerun for the delulu techbros in Patagonia vests:
I fail to see the innovation. Season recaps have been around forever, they were just done by people.So what’s new here, aside from latestagecapitalism-flavored salary avoidance?
Can the AI give a recap at any point while watching a season? If so, the slopification (aka second-screen compatibilty) has reached new highs. Soon, people will probably get scene recaps within episodes from 20 minutes ago - just in case the where on the latrine back then.
Awful.