Why the fuck would they invent this? Goddamn I hate the business world.
… isn’t this already a thing?
I thought this was already done for dubs?
Yeah… how can they patent this. It already exists.
this is also altering faces and mouth movements to match the new spoken words.
? They can patent it the way patents have always worked: Unique processes. Patents are not for vague ideas, they are for specific processes.
For example: ‘The Steam engine’ was never patented—anyone can make energy from steam and sell that. What was patented was a specific way of creating energy via steam, and you can’t use that method without infringing on IP.
Why the fuck would people make this? There is NO WAY this won’t be abused.
It was likely done for censorship. Now, instead of expletives, you’ll speak of puppies and rainbows rather than reality.
I’ve wanted something akin to this for D&D played online. I could activate my “elf NPC” mode and have an elf avatar redub what I’m saying in a distinct voice, inflections to match gender, etc. It’s a very niche usecase and I definitely don’t mind doing a mild voice and having everyone fill in with their imagination. But it would be cool if implemented well.
Problem is, once this exists, it’s a misinformation nightmare for the rest of the world.
If you’re not going to pretend to be a she-elf, then I’m not in to it.
That’s why they made it
I mean it has some SNL potential but that’s about it.
We could use it to make SNL funny?
All I’m sayin is that as long as you are using it openly for comedic effect it could be a hoot in some ways. I don’t want to comment specifically on SNL which I’m sure people have varying opinions on.
Of course the downside potential is greater than any upside.
It’s clearly to continue our long tradition of blackmail against our shitty members of society and smear campaigns against our good citizens.
We will keep playing the red vs blue game though.
Maybe next election will be a “bash at the beach” or cage match or something since our country is really just a large WWE production with nukes
What red v. blue? This is misinformation nonces versus honest citizens.
of course it will be abused for fake mediaIt will make media better!
“If we didn’t create the evil misinformation bot, someone else would have. You should be happy it was a massive corporation that controls this patent, not some soulest unethical entity whose motives are profit over everything. That was a close one. Phew.”
If it can be done, they will do it. Power is unconstrained by ethics, empathy, or morality. Never assume that anyone in power shares these traits with the rest of us, they do not.
The only thing that constrains power is enforced laws with teeth.
Guillotines. Heads rolling.
There is no other way at this point.
First thing I thought of.
I still miss Fark.
Fark is still there.
Who would have thought AI would be used for this?
Everyone, forever.
Yup, it’s the nightmares explored in every scifi book with it as a subject. Basically, if AI ever achieves sentience, or we grant it since we’re it’s enslavers, it will be another non-biological species.
Or grants it? Even scifi has explored “what is sentience?” Hell, it’s one that AI-themed authors explore, like Cmdr. Data.
Everyone, forever.
That’s why it was M$ now. They go for trvial.
I hate the patent system so much. There’s already software that does this, all they did was add the word “live” in front. So now they own every live broadcast translation even though the techs been out to do it for a solid 2 years.
Patents aren’t given for what they do. They are given for how they do it. Two patents can exist for the same thing they do. But you cannot have two patents for the same mechanism by which they do it.
That being said, if the patent is “make AI do it”… I’m not sure that is patent-worthy.
For years we’ve been told to watch the full clip for context. Now two people can watch the same live event, hear completely different words, and both have video evidence. Microsoft has somehow found a way to make »I saw it with my own eyes« even less reliable.
This was always the goal of AI
Pssst, you’re replying to an AI bot.
Maybe so, but not everyone reading is a bot.
Hey - I know I’ve asked this before, but you must have forgotten to reply. Are you a real person?
There is a real person behind that account, but it appears to be mostly a bot.
I’ll keep asking until they answer
That’s part of the AI push. Those in power want to retain it - now they can fabricate evidence, or claim real evidence is faked.
Bonus round: when they make it so that everything has to be stored in the cloud, they can just modify or delete stuff at will.
But think how much easier it will be for the Ministry of Truth to retroactively update all the telescreen feed archives!
I don’t see this being any good for anyone.
But I am really pissed off that this can be patented. Even looking at the patent itself doesn’t look like anything new, its a series of flow charts.
I see nothing novel or patent worthy here at all.
I … see this being … good for anyone.
… I am really [happy] that this can be patended. … Lookting at the patent itself it looks like [something] new, its a series of flow charts!
I see [something] novel or patent worthy here … !
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If I’m being totally honest, I’m so glad it’s patented. I hope they defend the patent aggressively so nobody else can do this. Even if Microsoft has this capability, defending the patent will limit the scope of its usage.
Bonus points if they defend it aggressively, yet barely utilize it themselves. I’m afraid that may just be wishful thinking.
I hope it’s granted. That would at least bring one kind of limitation for this into the world.
lol lol lol everyone is evil
What a time to be a fascist dictator trying to control the media! Easier than ever.
Surely the researchers noticed the skulls on their caps and asked themselves if they were the baddies?
wow, way to go Microsoft. I am sure you market it with some bullshit like it helps you prevent live broadcast slips but we all know your wet dream is that fascist goverments line up in your doorstep to buy this tech. It will also remove any sort of accountability from news reporting. Someone can now say “Heil Hitler” on live tv and then say it was an AI fault. Not that they are fazed by such an expression in the US nowadays but you get the idea.
Or make anyone say ‘heil hitler’ to normalize the viewpoint and she everyone is ok with it.
