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This is a neat project, but it also makes me wonder how much useful information is actually provided by an average YouTube video. Taking the headphone review o

This is a neat project, but it also makes me wonder how much useful information is actually provided by an average YouTube video. Taking the headphone review on the landing page as an example, the generated summary is "The Sony XM5s offer improved audio and call quality, but may not be worth the extra cost compared to the XM4s." Like, duh? You probably could deduce that even without watching the video, 14 mins of your life saved.

whatshisface 4y ago
The answer is very little and that's why the OP wanted something to summarize it.
ax8080 4y ago
I think it's perfect for videos where you need an answer. Product reviews to choose from are the most extreme case - what headphones should I buy? Many of the videos, though, we watch for fun and, enjoying the picture and the voice. I use is myself daily and have realized that I don't watch all videos for information and answers. For me it's 30% for information, 70% for fun.
legohead 4y ago
I see that as a good feature. Some of these review videos are just a guy going over the product's own marketing spiel and you don't notice until halfway through the video. If the summary spits out a bunch of useless info, you can find a better one.
ASalazarMX 4y ago
Most YouTube influencer guides recommend at least 10 minute videos, and by god you will watch 10 minutes of someone describing information that could be read on a short table while they add sound effects, animations, jokes, and pogfaces. When people tell me they don't watch TV, I ask them if the watch YouTube or Twitch, because these kind of services are what TV was before: something with low density of information, better used as distraction while you do something else. Nevertheless, I'm uncomfortable with playing a video in the background, because that might give the platforms the impression that wasting my time is fine if it improves metrics. These days, our attention is constantly being pulled in several directions at once, so I praise projects like this one, who try to wrestle control back.
- texasbigdata 4y ago
  I believe this maybe might be due to YouTube being able to interject 2 advertisements on videos surpassing ~7 minutes in length and “engagement” (not clicking out) being a potential metric related to monetization. If you can get the headline click with 30 seconds worth of insight, then your payday is related to padding to get to the appropriate length. Imho
ZeroGravitas 4y ago
On a similar angle, does anyone use this tech to automate "saved you a click" answers to clickbait headlines? i.e. "You won't believe which beloved celebrity just died" and it just tells you the vital info.

whatshisface 4y ago

The answer is very little and that's why the OP wanted something to summarize it.

ax8080 4y ago

I think it's perfect for videos where you need an answer. Product reviews to choose from are the most extreme case - what headphones should I buy? Many of the videos, though, we watch for fun and, enjoying the picture and the voice. I use is myself daily and have realized that I don't watch all videos for information and answers. For me it's 30% for information, 70% for fun.

legohead 4y ago

I see that as a good feature. Some of these review videos are just a guy going over the product's own marketing spiel and you don't notice until halfway through the video. If the summary spits out a bunch of useless info, you can find a better one.

ASalazarMX 4y ago

Most YouTube influencer guides recommend at least 10 minute videos, and by god you will watch 10 minutes of someone describing information that could be read on a short table while they add sound effects, animations, jokes, and pogfaces. When people tell me they don't watch TV, I ask them if the watch YouTube or Twitch, because these kind of services are what TV was before: something with low density of information, better used as distraction while you do something else. Nevertheless, I'm uncomfortable with playing a video in the background, because that might give the platforms the impression that wasting my time is fine if it improves metrics. These days, our attention is constantly being pulled in several directions at once, so I praise projects like this one, who try to wrestle control back.

texasbigdata 4y ago
I believe this maybe might be due to YouTube being able to interject 2 advertisements on videos surpassing ~7 minutes in length and “engagement” (not clicking out) being a potential metric related to monetization. If you can get the headline click with 30 seconds worth of insight, then your payday is related to padding to get to the appropriate length. Imho

ZeroGravitas 4y ago

On a similar angle, does anyone use this tech to automate "saved you a click" answers to clickbait headlines? i.e. "You won't believe which beloved celebrity just died" and it just tells you the vital info.