Randahl Fink21h ago

This worries me:

CNN translates politicians using AI.

In this clip, Macron is speaking French, but if you do not speak French, YouTube will switch the sound to an AI voice which sounds a bit like Macron.

So now, when an American politician is listening to the President of France, he is no longer hearing what a real, human translator KNOWS Macron is saying. He is hearing what AI GUESSES Macron is saying.

What happens, if AI gets it wrong?

https://youtube.com/shorts/ps6lQxqOq5w?si=DxmFRNqHdnMWDEn1

'This is not a show': Macron criticizes Trump for Iran war and NATO comments

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Show threadJorge Candeias21h ago

@randahl Is it politicians using AI, though?

Or is it youtube shoving crappy AI "translations" down its users' throats?

Show threadRobert21h ago
@jorgecandeias
It is a "new" default setting from youtube. You have to switch manually each time to the original audio track.
(It doesn't appear everytime, seems to depend on the channel you are watching.)
BTW, I didn't find a way to switch off this grap permanently. So, if someone knows something, I am listening:-)
@randahl
Show threadJorge Candeias

@robertvonherz @randahl I got that dumb crap sorted out.

Via a browser extension called "youtube no translation". It doesn't work on the youtube app, though, so I no longer use the app. I just go directly to the site (via a web app) if I need to use youtube at all, or I view stuff on grayjay if I don't, which is most of the time.

Apr 4 at 6:13pmWeb
Show threadRobert21h ago

@jorgecandeias Great! Just installed it on Firefox - Desktop. Thx!

@randahl

Show threadPhilipp20h ago
@jorgecandeias @robertvonherz @randahl if you are on Android, you could use #Newpipe.
Show threadJorge Candeias19h ago
@mastophilipp @robertvonherz @randahl Nah. I rather use #greyjoy