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Polski(PL) Jedyna wada do tego AI sub (wtyczki) to fakt, że nie działa jak video nie ma napisów, niby nie zaskakujące, ale no, taka technologia, a nadal nie umie tworzyć n

AI struggles to generate video subtitles, limiting alternatives to YouTube

A user on Mastodon noted a significant limitation with current AI technology: its inability to generate subtitles for videos that lack them. This deficiency prevents AI tools from serving as a viable alternative to platforms like YouTube, many of which also struggle with automatic captioning. The user expressed disappointment, highlighting how much more useful AI could be if it could overcome this video captioning hurdle. AI

IMPACT Current AI tools are limited by their inability to generate subtitles for videos, hindering their use as alternatives to platforms like YouTube.

RANK_REASON User commentary on a specific AI limitation.

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AI struggles to generate video subtitles, limiting alternatives to YouTube

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · Gryficowa ·

    The only drawback to this AI sub (plugins) is the fact that it doesn't work like video, it has no subtitles, which is not surprising, but still, such technology, and it still can't create...

    Jedyna wada do tego AI sub (wtyczki) to fakt, że nie działa jak video nie ma napisów, niby nie zaskakujące, ale no, taka technologia, a nadal nie umie tworzyć napisów do video bez napisów na YT, więc no, to też wyklucza nadal alternatywy dla YT, bo wiele z nich nie ma nawet autom…