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Re:AMC Theatres will screen a Swedish movie 'visually dubbed... by babypuncher on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @04:37PM (#43487018)
Subtitles and dubs already solve the practical problem of making content produced in one language accessible in another, and in a non-destructive manner.

This AI lipsyncing nonsense is more like the rash of colorized black and white movies that came out in the '80s, or the modern day scourge of 4:3 shows getting pan-and-scanned to 16:9. The "problems" these solve are viewers being closed-minded about watching movies and shows that don't have color or "look old". The final product is generally going to be inferior to the original.

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Re:AMC Theatres will screen a Swedish movie 'visually dubbed... by h0l0cube on Friday March 28, 2025 @10:53PM (#43512293)
My pedantry—like most pedantry—was focused on the problem, not the solution. Ergo, you could accurately say "AI lipsyncing nonsense" is a highly-technical solution to a practical problem, and subtitles a pragmatic low-tech solution.
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