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Transcription services are still horrible if you have (a) some kind of accent, (b) non-standard terms, or (c) noise. They can be better than nothing if you want
by tsimionescu 2y ago
Transcription services are still horrible if you have (a) some kind of accent, (b) non-standard terms, or (c) noise. They can be better than nothing if you want some meeting notes and no one is taking them, but they're definitely not something you want to rely on for an important conversation.
A human in a conversation of this type has the major advantage that, when they're not sure they've understood a word, they can ask the other party to repeat it.
- vonunov 2y agoThere are (still) actually good transcriptionists who will deliver a meticulous transcript with all your weirdly abbreviated jargon thoroughly researched (which can be a feat of truly impressive "detective" work at times), multiple speakers discerned, expert punctuation choices that fit the tone and meaning, etc. But it costs way more than most people can/will pay. I worked at a "real" (non-sweatshop) transcription outfit ca. 2012. Judging by my pay rate of $75 per audio hour at the time, I would guess that the really good operations these days must be charging close to $200 per audio hour. A quick google found one anecdatum corroborating this guesstimate: http://www.transprof.com/prices-faq http://www.transprof.com/prices-faq