“Buffy” is “coffee” in closed captioning’s latest example of supreme stupidity

I have to admit that there’s absolutely no low that the voice recognition-AI working as closed captioning cannot dig for itself. I’ve posted a bunch of examples of the sheer ignorance of the voice-recognition software that brings it to you. I pretty much thought my post in June of this year would be the last because the incompetence and ignorance is so pervasive (in that one, a “candlelit dinner” became a “camel at dinner”). However, today (Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026) brought another one so egregious that I’m compelled to post it. The YouTube clip has closed captioning embedded in the video, while YouTube offers the option of its own closed captioning. So you get: “Buffy was still hot when my son called” as opposed to what was said – “Coffee was still hot when my son called.” Sigh. I took the photo off our family room tee-vee today at our home here in Naples, Fla. Click here to see all my posted examples of ignorance through closed captioning … (Remember: Click on the small image for a bigger version – then click on that one for the full-size photo.)

CLICK TO VIEW MY PHOTO GALLERIES & MOVIE REVIEWS:
My movie reviews | Sunrises | Sunsets | DriveTime1 | DT2 | DT3 | Hurricanes
Idiot Parking | Naples Driving Lessons | License plate game | Contrails | UF Gators
Naples1 | Nap2 | Nap3 | Nap4 | Nap5 | Nap6 | Nap7 | Nap8 | Nap9 | Naples10
Disney1 | Diz2 | Diz3 | Diz4 | Diz5 | Diz6 | Diz7 | Diz8 | Diz9 | Diz10 | Diz11 | Disney12
Diz13 | Diz14 | Diz15 | Diz16 | Diz17 | Diz18 | Diz19 | Diz20 | Diz21 | Diz22 | Disney23
NYC | China | Europe | Miami Dolphins | Halloween Horror Nights | Cruises | D.C.

Actors: Jennifer Aniston | Charles Bronson | Pierce Brosnan | Gary Busey | Michael Caine
Chevy Chase | Sean Connery | Matt Damon | Robert De Niro | Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert Duvall | Clint Eastwood | Gene Hackman | Marcia Gay Harden | Téa Leoni
Steve Martin | Tim Matheson | Steve McQueen | Roger Moore | Rick Moranis
Eddie Murphy |  Chuck Norris | Brad Pitt | Dennis Quaid | Robert Redford
Meg Ryan | Burt Reynolds | Kurt Russell| Rene Russo | Arnold Schwarzenegger
Frank Sinatra | Jason Statham | Donald Sutherland | Billy Bob Thornton
Directors: William Friedkin | Sam Peckinpah | Sydney Pollack | Peter Yates

© Chuck Curry and A Gator in Naples, 2026
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without
express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner
is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that
full and clear credit is given to Chuck Curry and A Gator in Naples
with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Leave a Reply