> " could it somehow get access to the subtitles and then use them to answer queries?" It's not even necessary - computers are already excellent at understandi

> " could it somehow get access to the subtitles and then use them to answer queries?" It's not even necessary - computers are already excellent at understanding spoken words. Have you tried automatic captioning recently? Half the inputs to my phone are already voice, not text. Video is a harder problem, but it's not too far behind.