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Prime Video Starts Beta of AI ‘Video Recaps’ for Select U.S. Originals

The tool extends 2024’s X-Ray Recaps by generating narrated clip summaries to help viewers rejoin a series.

Overview

  • The beta is live in the U.S. on connected‑TV devices, with broader device support planned in the coming months.
  • Viewers find the feature via a Recap button on a show's detail page, which surfaces available video or text recaps.
  • Early availability covers select English‑language Prime Originals, including Fallout, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Upload, Bosch, and The Rig.
  • Each recap is assembled by a multistep generative‑AI pipeline that analyzes plot and characters, selects clips, pairs audio and dialogue, and adds AI voiceover.
  • Amazon has not given timing for international rollout or explained how “key” plot points are determined, a gap that has fueled creator concerns about accuracy.