Amazon Launches AI Sequence Recap Videos for TV Reveals

In its newest use of generative AI, Amazon has unveiled a Video Recaps service to visually sum up earlier seasons for Prime Video viewers of widespread reveals like Reacher and The Girlfriend.

The AI-powered device, now in its beta testing section on choose Prime unique collection, makes use of narration, dialogue and music to recall earlier seasons of a TV collection. Amazon is betting AI can determine key plot factors for a collection to be synchronized with a voiceover narration and dialogue snippets.

The aim is permitting followers to leap again in after probably a protracted layoff between seasons and cliffhangers with a fast visible recap of characters and doubtlessly sophisticated storylines. Prime Video is already utilizing AI to counsel search matters to search out your subsequent film or collection to binge, or to dub content material for international viewing.

The streaming platform can also be utilizing AI to supply recaps of stay occasions, together with sports activities, for viewers tuning in after a telecast has began. Amazon’s streaming platform final 12 months launched AI-powered X-Ray Recaps, which supply textual content summaries of key cliffhangers, character-driven plot factors and different spoiler-free collection intelligence.

“Video Recaps marks a groundbreaking application of generative AI for streaming,” Gérard Medioni, vp of know-how at Prime Video, stated in a press release. “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.”