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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 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.…