Microsoft patent filing describes AI that rewrites what people say in livestreams in real time

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The takeaway: Microsoft, Sony, and other companies have filed several patents in the past year that use generative AI to alter content in real time. Patents don't always become products, but the frequency of the filings demonstrates strong interest in real-time AI editing. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond.

Microsoft says its latest patent is only for cleaning up and translating broadcasts, but the basic concept raises concerns about accuracy and misinformation. AI-edited and AI-generated videos have been among the most popular generative AI applications since the technology's initial explosion in popularity.

However, a Microsoft patent filing from late last month, recently uncovered by Patentlyze, aims to enhance how AI can edit real-time streaming. AI Microsoft patents deepfake The system could swap words based on the viewer's age, and language, and alter lip sync to hide the edits By Daniel Sims November 7, 2026, 8:51 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.

TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust . The first claim describes an AI that listens for certain words in a broadcast's audio track and replaces them with new words based on information from the viewer's profile, such as age, location, and native language.

Microsoft claims the AI would remove pauses and filler words to clean up the presentation, but it could also censor profanity and replace words based on internet searches. Although the claim could also support instant fact-checking, it doesn't say whether it would tell users which edits were made or why.