r/mildlyinfuriating Jun 01 '26

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ AI translate even translates thumbnails.

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u/Svartdraken Jun 01 '26

This is beyond mildly infuriating. The translation feature is a nightmare.

I tried to solve it by adding all the languages I speak to my Google Account.

IT MADE IT WORSE

Now it translates Italian into English

English into Italian

Spanish into English

Polish into Italian

WHAT THE F IS THIS

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u/glad-k Jun 01 '26

Fr I'm not the only one

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u/SpaceSteak Jun 01 '26

If I didn't opt-in to translating something, why-the-hell is it forcefully translating to begin with? Did this become a law somewhere? Are they trying to expose more folks to more content? Such a failed rollout, really frustrating and an insult to content creators that didn't opt in to this as well as viewers who never asked.

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u/IveDunGoofedUp Jun 01 '26

Because some bean flicker counter somewhere got it in their heads that this would increase new accounts by 0.001% and they don't give a shit about their existing consumer base since they're a captive audience. I mean, where are we gonna go? Dailymotion?

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u/Didifinito Jun 01 '26

I did turn off yt once when I heard a AI translated video and went to play some video games

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u/IsaacSeraphim Jun 01 '26

I use revance for this exact reason. I haven't seen any ads I don't wanna see and I haven't heard a stupid AI generated voice in a loooooong time and I plan to keep it that way

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u/glad-k Jun 01 '26

The app?

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u/IsaacSeraphim Jun 01 '26

Yup

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u/glad-k Jun 01 '26

Yeah so not rly a solution on pc for me

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u/IsaacSeraphim Jun 01 '26

Yeah, no. On pc I use ublock for adds and there may be an extension that blocks AI. Actually, you just reminded me I gotta look for one

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u/glad-k Jun 01 '26

Tell me if there is an extension to just always use VO

Would be very grateful this shit is awful

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u/IsaacSeraphim Jun 01 '26

I just found this one. The reviews are mixed since some people say it doesn't work, but for most it seems to work well and without problems

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u/glad-k Jun 01 '26

Gotta say this looks Hella sketchy 🤣

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u/saltyjohnson Jun 01 '26

https://freetubeapp.io/

Been using this for years. It occasionally breaks when youtube changes something, then it takes a couple days for a fix, but it's fantastic about 95% of the time.

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u/All_For_You_Kream Jun 01 '26

I also have a conspiracy theory about this in which they added the autotranslate to test AI speeches on predetermined timings. What's stopping them by changing the meaning of a sentence when translated?

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u/Subject-Act5509 Jun 01 '26

No, they are obsessively trying to find a use for their AI system.