YouTube AI auto-dub mistranslates 'Now, Jimmy Kimmel!' into 'Well now, kill him' in Japanese-language version of his own show
Summary
On September 25, 2025, YouTube's AI automatic Japanese-language dub of the opening monologue of Jimmy Kimmel Live mistranslated a standard announcer phrase into a death call. The English phrase 'Now, Jimmy Kimmel!' was rendered in the Japanese auto-dub as 'Saa, kare wo korose' — meaning 'Well now, kill him.' The error was discovered and reported by SoraNews24 on September 26. The AI translation error was not intentional but illustrates the potential for AI-generated content to falsely attribute violent or dangerous statements to named individuals. The episode was Kimmel's third show back after a week-long suspension arising from a separate controversy.
Incident Details
Deliberate or negligent spread of false or misleading information with harmful real-world effects.
False or misleading content spread without intent to deceive.
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