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YouTube disabled SRV3 subtitle uploads and started deleting them on existing videos (piunikaweb.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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These offer customization like colors, text styling and positioning and are used to distinguish who is speaking or for karaoke subs and are now potentially being lost forever.

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[–] 116 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Dammit, it was very useful to poison subtitle files for AI !

Write immense amounts of garbage text outside the viewport. AI sees it, viewers don't ! I believe there's even a way to prevent screen readers from getting confused by it... It was great.

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  • [–] 61 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    "Why did they take that feature away? I was busy abusing it!"

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I wouldn't fuck ai. You won't know what STD you get because it'll hallucinate every symptom you both have.

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    This shouldn't be a problem because YouTube shouldn't have AI, it shouldn't have shorts, it should just be a place to watch normal videos made by real people ideally with an algorithm that promotes quality content

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