Amazon launches limited beta AI-generated video summaries Carefully selected in-house prime video Last month's show — Titles like fall outJack Ryan, The Rig, Upload, Bosch. But now, with this feature, Generation AI about-face was reportedly removed from the app after a fan discovered an error in the Fallout summary and posted about it online.
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The Video Recap feature stitches together video clips, audio effects, dialogue snippets, music, and AI-generated narration. According to Amazon“We analyze the season's key plot points and character arcs to deeply understand the most important moments that will resonate with viewers going into the next season.”
However, as GamesRadar previously reported, a viewer recently posted on the r/Fallout subreddit that the Season 1 recap incorrectly dated Cooper Howard's flashback to 1950 when it was actually 2077.
“'Cooper presents Lucy with a choice in the finale: die or join him,' as if he were going to kill her,” another viewer posted on X, explaining one of the other AI errors in the recap.
Several news outlets have since noted that the app's summary option appears to have disappeared. CNET Senior Editor Corinne Reichert's app still shows a summary option, but nothing happens when she clicks it.
You'll see a summary with a description and a thumbnail of the video with “2 minutes” next to it, but you can't tap it.
As someone who has a bad memory, I really wish something like this would work. I believe that hope springs forth forever.
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
