Diverting from the world of transcription for a minute, anyone who lives in a house with teenagers will probably relate to this: turning on the subtitles on Netflix. Why?! Now of course I’m not talking about the necessity for those who are hearing impaired. In fact, this is exactly who I would assume is the …
Forget words for a minute – and we know they’re the foundation of our transcription service, of course – but there are so many facts and figures in transcription we see mentioned… it’s enough to make your head spin! The numbers involved in the world of transcription are often misunderstood. While many don’t believe that …
We say that tongue in cheek of course, but being able to understand English grammar is essential if you are to be an accurate transcriber. When learning grammar as a child or even as a non-native English speaker, some of the nuances and rules can appear very confusing and sometimes don’t even make any sense! …
If you’ve read any of our previous blogs, especially those about AI, you’ll know that accents and transcription can be the biggest thorn in the side of accuracy. YouTube for Kids has had a number of issues where children’s content experienced what’s known as inappropriate content hallucination where the meaning of a word is incorrectly transcribed. We even spoke …
We always find it interesting to read about when AI has missed the mark with transcription – and this article we stumbled across made us smile, as it covers an issue we’ve highlighted a number of times before… When TikTok transcription goes wrong… The AI behind social media platform TikTok has by all accounts made …
Why do the summer holidays always seem to go so quickly?! With the back to school buzz upon us, we’re taking a look at how you can apply the same principles of getting organised to go back to school when you were a child to going back to business after the summer holidays too! Does …
Before MPs head off for their summer break, Parliament has been a hive of activity as the race to find a new prime minister hots up. But what’s grammar got to do with Parliament…?! A recent article raised a very interesting point when it came to grammar, whether it’s a class construct and the Deputy …
We’re no stranger to the fact that English grammar and vocabulary is full of irregularities. It’s one of the biggest frustrations for non-native English speakers! There are some words that have a similar meaning that many people use interchangeably but how do you know which version is the correct version to use?! Here’s the lowdown …
Just the other day I came across an article that once piqued my interest: speech recognition software misrecognising words. While this isn’t “new” news, the fact that this article was around the children’s version of YouTube was interesting. We’ve discussed in a number of previous blog posts the accuracy of AI for transcription, but this …
Let’s talk police interviews and their transcripts. Police interviews are when a person is questioned by police about their involvement or suspected involvement in a criminal offence – anyone who’s seen Line of Duty or any of the many police dramas on our TV screens will know exactly what we’re talking about! Beyond the TV …