YouTube has introduced expressive subtitles across all devices.
With this feature, the video platform will now use artificial intelligence to provide additional information about the current audio, conveying details, tone, volume, environmental cues and human noises.
For example, sports captions might have a single sentence written in capital letters to indicate the commentator yelling or “[gasps]” to convey their shocked reaction.
YouTube says expressive subtitles are now available for all English videos uploaded after October, and support for more videos will be added over time.
It's simple one of the accessibility features Google advertised this week for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). Others include a new dark mode option, external mouse support on Android, and TalkBack voice dictation. Meanwhile, rival Apple released a new short film featuring students with disabilities to highlight some of the accessibility features of iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Source: YouTube
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