Have you ever ever began a present, stopped mid-season after which struggled to get again into it as a result of you haven’t any concept precisely the place you stopped watching or what was happening? Amazon simply might need you coated. The corporate simply launched a brand new software for Prime Video that makes use of AI to generate customized recaps.
X-Ray Recaps makes use of generative AI to create “brief, easy-to-digest summaries” of complete TV seasons, single episodes and even parts of episodes. All of that is customized, so the recap will go as much as the “exact minute of where you are watching.” The corporate guarantees “short textual snippets of key cliffhangers, character-driven plot points” and different particulars.
Adam Grey, vp of product at Prime Video, says that this software will assist clients “quickly jump back into what they were watching or rediscover why they fell in love with a series in the first place.” It’s powered by Amazon Bedrock, the corporate’s proprietary AWS service for constructing and scaling AI purposes. For these worrying about spoilers, the AI has been skilled to keep away from them in any respect prices.
That is an extension of the pre-existing X-Ray function, which provides trivia and solid data in the course of the stream. I like this software and am always flabbergasted that different streamers haven’t adopted one thing prefer it.
X-Ray Recaps launches at this time for Fireplace TV clients, although in a beta format. Extra gadgets will obtain assist by the top of the 12 months. Proper now, it solely works with content material made by Amazon MGM Studios, like Add, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Wheel of Time and The Boys.
