As an alternative 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 whole 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’ll be able to absolutely take pleasure in your favourite sequence with out the anxiousness of stumbling upon undesirable info.
The brand new function is an enlargement of the streamers’ present X-Ray function, which shows info if you pause the display screen, reminiscent of particulars concerning 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: recape the present episode, recap your entire season to this point, or recap the earlier season.
X-Ray Recaps is at present 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 authentic titles, together with “Daisy Jones and the Six,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “The Wheel of Time,” and “The Boys.”
It’ll roll out to extra units on the finish of the yr.
As the corporate defined in its weblog put up, the function leverages a mixture of customized AI fashions (constructed with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker) to research video, subtitles, and dialogue to explain key occasions, conversations, and different info.
Amazon additionally famous that the function is absolutely 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 a season, or returning to a sequence you forgot about, X-Ray Recaps can present transient 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 software that creates transient synopses of TV reveals and films.
