You Can Turn Off Generative AI in SurtitleLive
The SurtitleLive account holder can turn off generative AI from Organization Settings.
If you use SurtitleLive on your own, the choice affects only your own work. If collaborators have been added to the account, the same setting also applies to their work in SurtitleLive.
You can still edit scripts, review translations, run standard machine translation where supported, prepare shows and operate live surtitles. Content you have already saved is not deleted.
What turning off generative AI means
When you turn off generative AI, SurtitleLive blocks supported generative processing such as:
- AI-assisted script analysis and structural refinement
- Generative translation and generative translation fallbacks
- AI-assisted line rewriting or refinement
- Review and correction steps that require generative AI
SurtitleLive checks the setting when relevant work starts and again during supported longer-running jobs. If the setting is turned off while one of those jobs is running, the job cannot continue under its earlier permission.
Turning generative AI on again allows new eligible work to begin. It does not automatically restart an older job.
What you can still use
Turning off generative AI does not disable SurtitleLive as a whole. You can continue to use:
- Script editing and manual review
- Deterministic script parsing and analysis where available
- Previously saved scripts, translations and project data
- Standard Google Cloud Translation in supported workflows
- Language detection
- Simulation, deployment and live surtitle operation
This gives you a practical way to avoid generative AI without losing the tools needed to prepare and present surtitles.
This is not a switch for every kind of AI
The setting controls SurtitleLive’s supported generative AI processing paths. It is not a universal switch for every automated language service or every form of machine learning.
For example, standard Google Cloud Translation and language detection can remain available. When you choose to use those features, selected text may still be sent to Google Cloud for processing.
If you must prevent material from reaching any external processing service, review those services separately before using them.
How to turn generative AI on or off
The SurtitleLive account holder can change the setting:
- Sign in to SurtitleLive.
- Open Dashboard.
- Go to Organization Settings.
- Find Generative AI.
- Turn Allow generative AI for this organization on or off.
- Save the change.
If you are the only user, that is all you need to do. If collaborators use the account, they can see the saved choice but cannot change it, and the same setting applies to their work.
Your existing work remains available
Turning off generative AI does not delete scripts, translations or other results already saved in SurtitleLive. It controls whether new generative processing can run.
You can continue to open and review existing project content, subject to your usual access permissions.
A clearer choice for your work
Generative AI can reduce repetitive preparation work, but you should be able to decide whether it fits the way you handle scripts and translations.
SurtitleLive keeps that decision in one setting. It works for someone preparing surtitles alone and continues to apply consistently if collaborators are later added to the account.
Key Takeaways
- The SurtitleLive account holder can turn off supported generative AI processing from Organization Settings.
- Script editing, standard machine translation, language detection and live surtitle operation can remain available.
- Turning off generative AI does not delete scripts, translations or other work already saved in SurtitleLive.
- The setting does not prevent every external service or every form of machine learning from processing selected content.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I turn off all AI in SurtitleLive?
No. This setting turns off supported generative AI processing. Standard machine translation, language detection and other non-generative tools may remain available.
Who can turn off generative AI in SurtitleLive?
The SurtitleLive account holder can change the setting in Organization Settings. If no collaborators have been added, the choice affects only the account holder's own work.
Does turning off generative AI disable translation?
It disables supported generative translation and generative fallbacks. Standard Google Cloud Translation can remain available in supported workflows.
Will turning off generative AI delete existing scripts or translations?
No. Saved content remains available. The setting controls new generative processing rather than deleting previous work.
Glossary
- Generative AI: AI models that generate or transform content in supported SurtitleLive script and translation workflows.
- SurtitleLive account holder: The person who controls account-wide settings in SurtitleLive, including whether supported generative AI processing is allowed.
- Standard machine translation: Non-generative translation provided through Google Cloud Translation in supported SurtitleLive workflows.
- Account-wide setting: A choice that controls the account holder's work and also applies to collaborators added to the account.