Subtitle generation and translation
Translator · Subtitle Translation
“Subtitle generation and translation” (Translator) was largely replaced by AI in 2025, after AI entered in 2019.
AI enters
2019
Largely replaced
2025
Replacement progress
100%
Technology / key factor
Speech recognition + MT
What this task is
Transcribing a video's dialogue into source-language subtitles, then translating them into other languages while keeping each line accurate and within strict on-screen length limits.
How AI replaces it
From 2019, speech recognition generated source subtitles automatically and machine translation produced other languages, with video platforms offering auto-captions widely. By 2025 most subtitle generation and translation was machine-done.
What stays human
People review premium film and TV releases, correcting speech-recognition errors, names and terminology, and lines whose translation misses the context of the scene.