Link: Yelp is creating its own AI videos about restaurants

Yelp has introduced AI-generated videos nationally on its iOS app, utilizing user-contributed content to create engaging visual stories about businesses. These compilations utilize generative AI tools for scripts, voice narration, and captions, significantly enhancing user experience.

The videos amalgamate various elements such as images, videos, and AI-generated voiceover and captions to feature focal points like food, cocktails, and ambiance.

Yelp's Chief Product Officer, Craig Saldanha mentioned that the creation of these videos depends on having ample user content that narrates a compelling story about the establishments.

These AI videos aren't personalized yet, but Yelp uses personalized signals for determining when viewers get to see them.

If issues arise with the content accuracy or if the depiction is offensive, users and businesses can report this by tapping an option in the video interface.

This initiative is a part of Yelp's broader embrace of AI technologies, aimed at enriching user interaction and providing in-depth insights into local businesses. #

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