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Okay, this is a fail on SEVERAL levels.

I asked AI to find me some recent funny automatic captioning mistakes. Sure, it makes us look good, because we work so hard at our transcripts and captions, researching EVERYTHING we aren’t sure of.

But AI gave me a list of mistaken captions, without a note of what the caption should have been. Some were obvious, some were pretty confusing. So I asked it to give me a list of mistaken captions, listing what the captions should have said.

You be the judge.

  1. Show: NBC Nightly News (September 5, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “The president is expected to speak at the White House later today.”

    • Correct: “The president is expected to sneak at the White House later today.”

  2. Show: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (September 3, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “Let’s give a big hand to our next guest.”

    • Correct: “Let’s give a big ham to our next guest.”

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  3. Show: Good Morning America (August 29, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “Breaking news: Major storm approaching the East Coast.”

    • Correct: “Breaking news: Major storm approaching the Beast Coast.”

  4. Show: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (September 2, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “Tonight’s guest is a renowned chef.”

    • Correct: “Tonight’s guest is a renowned chief.”

  5. Show: CBS Evening News (August 28, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “The wildfire has spread to over 10,000 acres.”

    • Correct: “The wildfire has spread to over 10,000 bakers.”

  6. Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (September 1, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “You have won a brand new car!”

    • Correct: “You have won a brand new cat!”

  7. Show: ABC World News Tonight (August 30, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “The economy is showing signs of recovery.”

    • Correct: “The economy is showing signs of robbery.”

  8. Show: Late Night with Seth Meyers (September 4, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “Our next segment is about climate change.”

    • Correct: “Our next segment is about climate chains.”

  9. Show: The View (August 31, 2024)

    • Incorrect: “We need to discuss this important topic.”

    • Correct: “We need to disgust this important topic.”

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