Instagram brings automatic captions to videos in the feed

Instagram, owned by Meta, is providing automatic captioning to videos in the feed. For creators, they will also be activated by default. Auto-generated captions will be available in “select” languages at first, but Instagram aims to expand their availability to more languages and countries in the future. Reportedly, producers won’t have to manually add captions themselves. However, Instagram also noted that this should help people who simply prefer to watch videos with the sound off. Users won’t have to toggle the volume just to understand what someone is saying. The captioning AI isn’t going to be perfect. Although, the AI behind the captions won’t be flawless, however, Instagram expects the quality to “continue to improve” as the AI learns. The addition should improve accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing users, who will have more choices for spoken-word video, the report said.