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> No technology yet provides real-time transcription for reality. A deaf dancer friend uses an app, I think from Google. We’re often in discussion/teaching cir
by travisjungroth 2y ago
> No technology yet provides real-time transcription for reality.
A deaf dancer friend uses an app, I think from Google. We’re often in discussion/teaching circles in dance classes. Seems to work well.
“Real time” is relative though. Conversation latency matters in roughly the tens of milliseconds and it’s certainly not near that fast.
The group has to be attuned to having a turn for her to speak. She’ll pretty often come in at the same time as someone else, missing those subtle sounds of someone else about to talk. The emergent rule is “tie goes to her”.
This all works well in the mindful scene of Berkeley experimental dance workshops. Maybe she’d get steamrolled in a competitive finance office or something.
- wiglaf1979 2y agoCan you please get that app's name? It sounds like something that would immensley help me. I'm hard of hearing and something like this would be amazing to have handy when I can't wear my hearing aids in a specific situation. I would really appreciate this.
- softjobs 2y agohttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... perhaps?
- multjoy 2y agoApple has (currently US/Canada) live captions for conversations built in to iOS18
- qkeast 2y agoIn my experience, it’s awful. When using my phone for real-world captions, I still rely on Otter.ai or even a Google Meet with myself as the only participant.
- travisjungroth 2y agoI can ask her when I see her, but that might be a while. I'm pretty sure it's Live Transcribe on Android. https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/9158064?hl=en https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/9158... As the other commenter pointed out, iOS now has it. There are also apps in the app stores.