Transcription Technology: Challenges and Insights

This chapter examines the reliability and intricacies of transcription services, specifically contrasting sonics.ai and otter.ai. It highlights the strengths and weaknesses of these tools, particularly in handling multi-speaker scenarios and the nuances of speech that lead to inaccuracies. Additionally, the discussion touches on linguistic complexities and language changes, including the representation of vowels in Hebrew and Yiddish.