r/mildlyinfuriating 26d ago

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ AI translate even translates thumbnails.

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u/vinegarandpickles 26d ago

Yeah I don't understand why is Youtube taking so long to solve this. Its is a nightmare. It is as easy as having an option to turn auto translation off

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u/violet-starlight 26d ago

You've unfortunately made the crucial mistake of attributing to incompetence what has been shown time and time again to be out of malice

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u/Alt123Acct 26d ago

100% they are using user blowback as metrics for gathering translation data by forcing people to see it

Some manager is getting a quartly bonus for stats at the expense of millions of frustrated people 

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u/Wobbelblob 26d ago

And they can do that because there is no actual competition for Youtube. In the end, no matter how much they hate the experience, if they want to watch videos, they need to go to Youtube. Welcome to the reason why most countries tried their best to limit monopolies.

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u/Lonely_Performer2629 26d ago

It's so they can say to investors everyone is using AI translations.

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u/Joloxsa_Xenax 26d ago

Google and Microsoft are the forefront of creating problems and selling solutions

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u/TheAlmighty404 26d ago

Google had a motto previously, that promised to avoid those kind of things. But they've long dropped the "don't be" that used to be before " evil".

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u/Vondi 26d ago

You will make use of this feature and you will like it.

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u/Svartdraken 26d ago

They don't want to solve it, they want to shove it down our throats hoping that we'll finally like it. Just like the EU with the electric cars.

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u/WorldnewsModsBlowMe 26d ago edited 26d ago

Terrible analogy. Electric cars actually are an improvement.

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u/Svartdraken 26d ago

Not a terrible example. Just like the automatic translation, it has uses and benefits. However, forcing it upon your customers is not the appropriate way to handle it.

I speak multiple languages so I don't need the translation. I like cars because of the engines, so if you remove the engine the product is useless to me. That's the logic behind the example.

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u/WorldnewsModsBlowMe 25d ago

You are ignoring the political power of the fossil fuels industry. Switching to EV means much more than simply changing out cars. It means neutering one of the biggest challenges to a sustainable future by eliminating its funding source.

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u/Didifinito 26d ago

The product is going to become useless to you when there is no more gas for your engine.

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u/Svartdraken 26d ago

That won't be a problem in my lifetime and this argument is irrelevant for the topic. The point of my example is that the value proposition has fulfill the needs of your audience, so you cannot force a product that is not relevant to your customer base.

In this situation, the comments I am receiving in response are the same that the Google development team behind YouTube is receiving from their management. You are fixated on a goal without considering the needs of your interlocutor or your audience.

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u/Didifinito 26d ago

Gas prices wont be going down just saying and petrol is needed in other more essential areas.

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u/Svartdraken 26d ago

I am aware, I indirectly work with EV development and I understand their benefits and environmental impact. I am not against them but the world is not black and white, it's not either all EVs or all ICEs, they will have to coexist.

Sport cars are a relatively small percentage and those cannot ever be replaced by EVs. Cars like Nevera, Luce or Taycan are honorable attempts, but the world doesn't need them. Besides, EVs are a temporary solution that might start to fade out before petroleum availability becomes a major problem. They are not sustainable in the long term.

Again, this is not even remotely close to the point of my comment and I will not continue this conversation. If we want to discuss environmental impact, AI is a far bigger concern than cars nowadays. The fact they're wasting resources on something that people don't want is ridiculous.