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Kilauea erupts, destroying webcam [video]

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581 points zdw | 6 comments | 06 Dec 25 23:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source | bottom
1. 333c ◴[07 Dec 25 07:28 UTC] No.46179911[source]▶
The AI narration was off-putting, but the video footage was cool.
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2. iamtedd ◴[07 Dec 25 08:26 UTC] No.46180122[source]▶
That is not AI. The same voice narrates at least two years ago. Just scroll down in the channel's video list.
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3. moffkalast ◴[07 Dec 25 08:27 UTC] No.46180123[source]▶
Well it would've been better if they kept the video on the actual camera that ate it instead of switching back and forth constantly. It's not Liam Neeson climbing a fence, guys.
4. Deukhoofd ◴[07 Dec 25 08:51 UTC] No.46180230[source]▶
The description of the video states it is in fact AI:

> A synthesized text-to-video voiceover was used in the narration for this story.

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5. asymmetric ◴[07 Dec 25 10:07 UTC] No.46180587{3}[source]▶
Where does it say that? I can’t see it in the video description.
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6. Loocid ◴[07 Dec 25 13:21 UTC] No.46181492{4}[source]▶
The second line. The video description for me says the following:

"HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - An incredible sight at the summit of Kilauea volcano on Saturday morning, as Episode 38 erupted enormous lava fountains across the caldera, destroying one of the webcams that was live streaming the event.

All images and video are courtesy the U.S. Geological Survey. A synthesized text-to-video voiceover was used in the narration for this story."