Amazon has removed a compilation video created using artificial intelligence (AI) about the popular TV show “Fallout” after a user pointed out that it misrepresented some facts about the series.
In November, the company announced it was testing a “first-of-its-kind” tool in the U.S. that would allow viewers to watch some shows on its streaming service Prime Video, including the film adaptation of the popular video game series “Fallout.”
However, it has since disappeared from the site after users pointed out mistakes in a video summarizing the events of Fallout Season 1, including claiming that certain scenes were set more than 100 years earlier than they actually were.
The BBC has contacted Amazon for comment.
The move to apparently pause AI-powered summaries was first reported by technology magazine The Verge.
Amazon said in November that the compilation was available to users as an experimental feature and would only be available for “select English-language Prime original series in the United States.”
“Video Summarization uses AI to summarize a show’s most pertinent plot points in theatrical-quality video that includes narration, dialogue, and music.”
However, fans anxiously awaiting the release of the next series of Fallout on December 17 have highlighted a mistake introduced in the video summary of the first series.
Users on Reddit said a clip showing a ghoul, one of the show's central characters, played by actor Walton Goggins, was incorrectly described as a “1950s flashback” by an AI voiceover.
Despite the clip's retro aesthetic, it actually depicts a scene from 2077, which fans of the series will instantly recognize.
Fans also said that the recap incorrectly summarized scenes between Ghoul and main character Lucy MacLean, played by Ella Purnell, changing their dynamic in a way that confused new viewers.
This joins a long list of errors that occur when using generative AI tools to create content summaries.
In early 2025, Apple turned off its AI feature that summarized notifications after complaints about repeated errors in summarizing news headlines.
The BBC was among the groups to complain about the feature after an alert generated by Apple's AI incorrectly told some readers that Luigi Mangione, who is charged in the US with the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, had committed suicide.
Google's AI Overview, which aims to provide a concise summary of search results, has also been the target of criticism and ridicule for errors.
