Quality matters in transcription.

This week we read with interest that transcribing “illegible” exam scripts has cost university students £30,938 since 2013, representing an average cost of £144.57 per student. This article refers to the quality of transcribing hand-written documents, but it got us thinking about just how important quality is to us here at FSTL, not just in the work that we produce …

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Transcription. The top 10 sectors supported by FSTL.

Recording equipment

With the advances in artificial intelligence many businesses believe that turning to technology will solve all their transcription needs. But AI isn’t always the answer – for various reasons that we’ve touched on before, AI isn’t quite there yet if you need high quality, accurate transcripts. In these cases, organisations turns to the likes of …

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Why using artificial intelligence for transcription is a false economy.

Artificial intelligence for transcription

It sounds great. And incredibly easy. Using artificial intelligence (AI) for your transcription needs. It’s great fun for adults and children alike to ask Alexa what the weather is going to be like today. Or get Google Assistant to make a note of an addition to your shopping list. But how many times have you …

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