Category: Automatic Speech Recognition
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How To Correct Automated Transcripts With Our Editor
We provide a browser based-editor which can be used to quickly correct the automated transcripts. Click the Edit Transcript button to launch it. The first thing you will notice is the audio waveform at the top. That is the audio player. Clicking anywhere on it will take you to the corresponding word in the transcript.…
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Improved Automated Transcripts
Our latest speech and language models have been released. There are several new features in this release. The following is a list: Acoustic Model: This is our fourth acoustic model trained on our data. The dataset contained mostly accented speakers (eg. Indian, African, Irish etc.). It also contained some noisy files. The accuracy of the…
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Continual Learning for Speech-to-Text
Flawless transcripts and fast turnaround time are the hallmarks of Scribie. Not only are our transcripts highly accurate, but also priced reasonably. But have you ever wondered what makes that possible? The answer lies in constantly improving our speech-to-text engine, which assists our transcribers. We provide automatic word completion to our transcribers, and the better…
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Are Automated Transcribing Softwares Good Enough? Not for New York Times
If you are ChristineMcM, a New York Times commentator you probably know a too much about how automatic transcribing software can mess things up for you. As reported by The Daily Dot, she had something to say about a recent Trump article but had to take a phone call in the middle of her comment.…
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Building a Custom Deep Learning Rig
Deep learning is a very exciting field to be part of right now. New model architectures, especially those trained with Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), have enabled machines to do everything from defeating the world’s best human Go players to composing “classical music”. We wanted to take advantage of its applications in speech and language modeling,…
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Google Introduces Dictation in Google Docs
Google provides us with a variety of services and tools to make our lives easier. One tool in particular, voice dictation, is now available in Google Docs. It’s an easy feature that makes the lives of those using it run a little smoother. Need to get an email sent? How about the notes for your…
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Why Do We Still Need Humans For Transcribing Speech
So, how is Siri doing on your iPhone. Would you happily replace her with your secretary? Personally, I won’t, because there are just too many ‘misses’ and ‘trouble spots’ that I wouldn’t want in my business. The case is almost the same when you count upon software to transcribe your audio files instead of their…
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Automatic Audio Transcription
Humans Are Better at Transcribing Than Robots Audio transcription can be a long process, especially if you are a newbie in the field. For many, the automatic audio transcription offers an easy alternative. But is the shortcut worth taking? Statistics would not say so. Express Scribe, an automatic transcription software, offers an accuracy of around…