Amazon has removed an artificial intelligence (AI) video report from its hit TV show Fallout after users said the company got some facts about the series wrong.
In November, the firm said it was testing a “first-of-its-kind” tool in the US to help viewers watch some of its shows on streaming service Prime Video, including Fallout, an adaptation of the popular video game franchise.
But he has since disappeared from the site after users pointed out errors in his video summarizing the events of Fallout's first season, including claiming that one scene took place more than 100 years earlier than it actually was.
The BBC has approached Amazon for comment.
The intention to pause its artificial intelligence-based reviews was first reported technical publication The Verge.
In November, Amazon said recaps would be available to users as an experimental feature and only “for select English-language Prime Original series in the US.”
“Video recaps use artificial intelligence to summarize the show's most important plot points through theatrical-quality video that includes narration, dialogue and music,” He said.
But fans eagerly awaiting the release of the next Fallout episode on December 17 noticed mistakes made in the video review of the first episode.
Reddit users said the clip showing the Ghoul – one of the series' central characters played by actor Walton Goggins – was incorrectly described in the AI ​​narration as a “flashback to the 1950s.”
Despite the clip's retro aesthetic, it actually depicts a scene in the year 2077, something fans of the series will immediately recognize.
Fans also said the summary misrepresented a scene between the Ghoul and lead character Lucy McLean, played by Ella Purnell, changing their dynamic in a way that would be confusing to new viewers.
This adds to the long list of pitfalls that arise when using generative AI tools to create content summaries.
In early 2025, Apple suspended an AI feature that summarizes notifications after it received complaints about repeated errors in news headline summaries.
The BBC was among the groups that complain about this featureafter an alert generated by Apple's artificial intelligence falsely told some readers that Luigi Mangione, who is accused in the US of killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, had shot himself.
Google AI reviews have also appeared, which aim to provide a summary of search results. under criticism and ridicule for mistakes.
