Get video summaries with AI

Why use AI as a video summarizer?

There are many reasons why you might need to summarize a video rather than re-watching the entire video or watching it at a faster speed, including:

• Needing a recap: Maybe you’ve already watched a video in the past, but you’ve forgotten the key points of it.
• Being in a time crunch: Getting a video summary from AI saves time so you don’t have to watch a full 30-minute video clip.
• Improving auditory comprehension: If you’re trying to improve your auditory learning skills, watch a video and then ask AI for a summary to see if you’ve absorbed the key points.
• Learning a new language: Similarly, if you’re learning a new language, ask for a video summary that’s translated into your native tongue to make sure you understood the highlights of the video.

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What does AI summarize?

Ask AI to summarize a variety of videos, including:

• News clips: Save time and stay up to date on breaking news by getting an AI-generated video summary from news outlets.
• Interviews: AI summarizes interviews with your favorite celebrity, entrepreneur, or other public figure and extracts interesting quotes.
• Reviews: Content creators post product reviews on various social media channels. Ask AI to summarize review videos to understand important product information.
• Movie trailers: Uncover precisely what a film is about by asking AI to summarize the movie trailer.
• Documentaries: AI highlights the important points from a documentary, so you save the time needed to finish the film.

How to summarize a video link with AI

Some AI platforms can’t pull information from a video via a link. Copy and paste a video link into your favorite AI platform, then ask it to summarize the video’s key points. If you get an error message, try these options instead:

1. Get a video transcript. Many social media platforms allow users to access transcripts for each video. Select a Show Transcript button or something similar. Copy and paste the transcript into your AI platform.
2. Provide an AI prompt. Ask AI to summarize the transcript and include anything else you want to know about the video.

It’s that easy!

AI video summary prompt ideas

Get a concise video summary from AI with these example prompts:

• Summarize this video transcript in three bullet points.
• Create a brief summary of this video transcript and include the pros and cons of each item discussed.
• Highlight any important quotes in this video [Video transcript].
• Review this transcript [Video transcript] and share the most significant sections.

Potential AI video summary limitations

Before turning to AI for video summaries, it’s important to understand the potential downsides. Consider these limitations before you start:

• Lack of context: While a human might understand, AI could misinterpret the context of your video, leading to an inaccurate summary.
• Technical limitations: If a video transcript is inaccurate, AI might not be able to summarize the video correctly.

AI is a powerful tool that makes it easier to get a recap of videos. If you want to learn more about AI, see how it can make everyday life more accessible or assist with language translation.