Think AI can replace human captioners?
Show: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Date: July 15, 2023
Caption Error: “I love to eat large flies.” instead of “I love to eat large fries”
Show: Good Morning America
Date: August 3, 2023
Caption Error: “Breaking news: Giant band escapes zoo.” instead of “Breaking news: Giant panda escapes zoo”
Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Date: June 22, 2023
Caption Error: “Let’s give a warm round of applesauce” instead of “Let’s give a warm round of applause.”
Show: Jeopardy!
Date: May 10, 2023
Caption Error: “This famous artist painted the Mona Pizza.” instead of “This famous artist painted the Mona Lisa”
Show: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Date: July 30, 2023
Caption Error: “The president undressed the nation.” instead of “The president addressed the nation”
Show: Saturday Night Live
Date: April 1, 2023
Caption Error: “Live from New York, it’s Saturday fight!” instead of “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”
Show: The View
Date: August 12, 2023
Caption Error: “We need to undress this serious issue.” instead of “We need to address this serious issue”
Show: The Big Bang Theory
Date: March 25, 2023
Caption Error: “Sheldon loves his pot on the couch.” instead of “Sheldon loves his spot on the couch”
Show: Friends
Date: May 5, 2023 (rerun)
Caption Error: “We were on a brake!” instead of “We were on a break!”
Show: The Simpsons
Date: June 18, 2023
Caption Error: “Dough!” instead of “D’oh!”
Show: Wheel of Fortune
Date: July 7, 2023
Caption Error: “I’d like to buy a towel.” instead of “I’d like to buy a vowel”
Show: The Bachelor
Date: February 14, 2023
Caption Error: “Will you accept this nose?” instead of “Will you accept this rose?”
Show: America’s Got Talent
Date: August 20, 2023
Caption Error: “That was an amazing perfume.” instead of “That was an amazing performance”
Show: The Office
Date: April 10, 2023 (rerun)
Caption Error: “That’s what cheese said.” instead of “That’s what she said”
Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Date: March 15, 2023
Caption Error: “We need to cooperate immediately.” instead of “We need to operate immediately”
Show: Stranger Things
Date: July 4, 2023
Caption Error: “The Demogorgon is humming.” instead of “The Demogorgon is coming”
