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Microsoft training videos criticized for AI narration

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Microsoft's technical training videos are facing criticism for using synthetic AI-generated voices instead of real narrators. Users have pointed out that the lip-syncing in these videos is poor, leading to an unnatural and distracting viewing experience. This reliance on AI for narration has been described as "slop" and a step down from previous, human-narrated content. AI

IMPACT Highlights user dissatisfaction with AI-generated content in educational materials.

RANK_REASON User expresses negative opinion about a product feature.

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Microsoft training videos criticized for AI narration

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    JFC @[email protected], you can't even be arsed to have real people narrate the videos in your technical trainings anymore? It's mouth doesn't line up

    JFC @[email protected], you can't even be arsed to have real people narrate the videos in your technical trainings anymore? It's mouth doesn't line up with the obviously synthetic speech. It's like watching a '70's kung-fu movie if a robot was doing the kung-fu. # ai # s…

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