As a substitute of scouring the web for a abstract of a TV present, which frequently dangers unintentionally revealing main plot factors, Prime Video’s newest function goals to save lots of viewers from encountering any spoilers.
Amazon introduced on Monday the launch of “X-Ray Recaps,” a generative AI-powered function that creates concise summaries of total seasons, single episodes, and even components of episodes. Notably, the corporate claims that guardrails had been put in place to make sure the AI doesn’t generate spoilers, so you may totally get pleasure from your favourite collection with out the nervousness of stumbling upon undesirable data.
The brand new function is an growth of the streamers’ present X-Ray function, which shows data whenever you pause the display, similar to particulars in regards to the forged and different trivia.
To make use of Recaps, go to the element web page of a TV present, the place a brand new rewind icon will will let you choose from three decisions: recap the present episode, recap the complete season to date, or recap the earlier season.
X-Ray Recaps is presently in beta and can solely be accessible to Fireplace TV clients within the U.S. to start out. At launch, customers can entry the function on all Amazon MGM Studios unique titles, together with “Daisy Jones & the Six,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “The Wheel of Time,” and “The Boys.”
It’ll roll out to further gadgets on the finish of the 12 months.
As the corporate defined in its weblog publish, the function leverages a mix of customized AI fashions (constructed with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker) to investigate video, subtitles, and dialogue to explain key occasions, conversations, and different data.
Amazon additionally famous that the function is totally personalised to align with the exact second you’re watching. So, whether or not you’re just some minutes into a brand new episode, halfway by means of a season, or returning to a collection you forgot about, X-Ray Recaps can present temporary snippets of scenes occurring in actual time.
Prime Video’s announcement comes on the heels of rival Google TV releasing AI-generated summaries, an analogous device that creates temporary synopses of TV reveals and flicks.
