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Re:VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles by Aurornis on Thursday January 09, 2025 @07:42AM (#42644727)
AI subtitles are just text representation of the sound track.

There is no need for artistic interpretation, substituting words, or hiding information. If it’s in the audio, there’s no reason to keep it out of the subtitle.

An AI subtitle generator that takes artistic license with the conversion is not what anyone wants.

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Re:VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles by Hard_Space on Thursday January 09, 2025 @07:46AM (#42644762)
That doesn't work for idioms, certainly in Italian, which has multiple colorful metaphors which would be mystifying if translated directly.
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Re:VLC tops 6B downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles by saint_yossarian on Thursday January 09, 2025 @08:10AM (#42644982)
I don't think anybody's talking about translations.
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