YouTube’s Captions Are (Still) Amusingly Horrible

Let me preface my critique of YouTube’s captioning feature by saying I appreciate Google’s attempt to make YouTube video more accessible. And I’m sure it’s no easy programatic feat to transcribe audio on such a large scale of widely disparate content. However, for someone who obviously enunciates as poorly as I do while using significant amounts of technical jargon, the subtitles are (still) amusingly horrible. Some nonsensical highlights from my latest screencast:

• “the naked ritual are of and see your man” (1:04)
• “it is a vote she will live in the orgy” (3:47)
• “happy occasion firm in texarkana across the way” (1:59)
• “curtis and pass for catchers Wright came right” (3:33)
• “it is much nicer than those for in Russia” (3:19)

You can toggle YouTube’s closed captions and beta transcriptions (or translations!) here: