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Sure, but what would be the accuracy of the transcription? In addition, I can't imagine someone able to transcribe high-level English would be very cheap (then

Sure, but what would be the accuracy of the transcription? In addition, I can't imagine someone able to transcribe high-level English would be very cheap (then again, I could be entirely wrong; I can't say for certain). Furthermore, I can't imagine any public university administrators wants to get questioned by legislators about why they're outsourcing work nowadays. Nor do I think the administrators want to admit that they're paying (by first world standards) sweatshop wages.

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Have you heard of the medical transcription industry? If you find yourself in a US or UK hospital, it's very likely that your medical reports and prescriptions dictated by your doctor are sent off to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, or elsewhere to be converted into text. So yeah, English isn't a problem, and there is already a huge pool of talent in the 3rd world trained in turning audio into text. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_transcription https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_transcription