Why Transcriptionists Are Still Needed Even with AI on the Rise


 I've been asked a few times why transcriptionists are still needed when there is AI that can type everything for you. Here's the reason... AI is not accurate. If you let AI transcribe everything and you look and see what it typed, you will see that there are a lot of errors. This is why we still need a human to transcribe. We need that human touch that provides the accuracy that AI cannot. However, AI can be a great tool for a transcriptionist. Although I do not use AI and do everything myself as of now, it can be used to get a lot of transcribing done fast. 

The primary way transcriptionists use AI to their advantage is by letting it do all the transcribing then going through and editing all of the errors. VoiceScript is one great tool that can be used for this. Although it's primary use is for legal transcription, it can be used for general transcription as well. Here is the link to that: AutoScript - VoiceScript

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