"The firm said in November it was testing the "first-of-its-kind" tool in the US to help viewers catch up on some of its shows on streaming service Prime Video - including Fallout, its adaptation of the popular video game franchise. But it has since disappeared from the site after users highlighted mistakes in its video summarising the events of Fallout season one - including claiming one scene was set more than 100 years earlier than it was."
"But fans eagerly awaiting the release of the next series of Fallout on 17 December highlighted errors introduced in its video recap for its first series. Users on Reddit said a clip showing The Ghoul - one of the show's central characters, played by actor Walton Goggins - was wrongly described in the AI narration as a "1950s flashback". Despite the clip's retro aesthetic, it actually depicts a scene in 2077 - something fans of the series would know instantly."
"Users also said the recap incorrectly summarised a scene between The Ghoul and protagonist Lucy MacLean, played by Ella Purnell, altering their dynamic in a way that would confuse new viewers. It joins a long list of errors have being introduced when using generative AI tools to produce content summaries. In early 2025, Apple suspended an AI feature summarising notifications"
Amazon tested an AI tool in the US that generates theatrical-quality video recaps for select English-language Prime Original series. The feature produced a recap of Fallout season one that contained factual errors, including misdating a scene and mischaracterising interactions between characters. Fans on Reddit identified a clip of The Ghoul being described as a "1950s flashback" despite the scene taking place in 2077. The video recap subsequently disappeared from the site. Similar problems with generative AI summaries have occurred elsewhere, including an Apple suspension of an AI notification-summarising feature in early 2025.
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