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Whispered Lies: How AI Transcription Sparks Concerns

By Ben Walker

Many believe AI transcription significantly threatens traditional, human-powered transcription companies. However, like how AI models failed to replace writers online, AI voice recognition platforms still fail to match human accuracy.  Recently, several reliable news and tech outlets, such as the Associated Press, Fortune, and Tom’s Hardware, released articles covering OpenAI’s voice-to-text model, Whisper.  Spoiler alert: … Continued

8 Tips to Improve Business Efficiency

By Ben Walker

Today, when it comes to business efficiency, companies face tough challenges—keeping things running smoothly while everything gets more complicated by the minute. Even established companies like Tesla hit snags in their day-to-day operations, while others can have messages lost in translation. The result? Lost progress and hindered growth. Fortunately, there’s a solution: generate fresh ideas … Continued

Why Transcription is Essential in Qualitative Research

By Ben Walker

Researchers often struggle to record and preserve vast amounts of data accurately in their pursuit of reliable findings. Transcripts provide an incredible amount of value to researchers, and there are many good reasons why experts say transcription should be the first step in the qualitative research process. However, transcribing consumes time and resources that can … Continued

The Best Services, Apps, And Productivity Tools For Teachers

By Ben Walker

The days of using blackboards and TVs with VHS players rolling into the classroom for a multimedia presentation are far behind us (but not yet forgotten). These days, teachers can access technology to help with their teaching, lesson planning, and even grading. Some productivity tools and services for teachers, like the ones offered by experienced … Continued

Is Automatic Transcription Good For Qualitative Research?

By Ben Walker

Researchers in qualitative studies are often faced with the challenge of analyzing complex human interactions. Nonverbal cues and lack of contextual information present a challenge interpreting data, not to mention collating the findings, and transforming them into something that can be analyzed in bulk. Yet being efficient with one’s research can raise questions whether automatic … Continued

How To Improve Parent-Teacher Communication

By Ben Walker

Communication is the cornerstone of a successful educational experience. When parents and educators collaborate, students benefit from the support that nurtures their growth. However, maintaining these connections isn’t without facing challenges. Luckily, the success of modern solutions, like academic transcription companies, has become one avenue to help improve parent-teacher communications and increase student engagement. In … Continued

Why Transcripts Are Vital To Academic Research

By Ben Walker

Accurate documentation is foundational to the research progress as researchers work to analyze and preserve data from various sources. Transcripts help keep vital academic research documentation accurate and consistent, and research teams can focus on their primary goals, knowing their collected information is transcribed with precision. Fortunately, academic research transcription companies, like Ditto Transcripts, have … Continued

What Is Transcription In Academic Writing?

By Ben Walker

Have you ever found yourself listening to hours of interviews? It’s an all too common task in academic research, and turning these recordings into written documents is incredibly time-consuming. Fortunately, some academic transcription companies, like Ditto Transcripts, can take the task off your hands and transcribe your recordings into written text that you can review … Continued

Thinking of VIQ Solutions? Why You Might Want to Think Again

By Ben Walker

Have you ever wondered how court hearings, insurance claims, or police interviews become written transcripts? Transcription companies typically provide these services at scale, and certain companies like VIQ Solutions offer AI-powered transcription services that promise all the speed and computing power their clients need.  However, is VIQ all it’s cracked up to be? Let’s examine … Continued

Voice Recognition Alternatives For Your Transcription Needs

By Ben Walker

Speech-to-text technologies have undoubtedly changed how we interact with phones or computers. They have advanced to the point where we can use them to type out what we’re saying and produce transcripts—albeit poor-quality, unpunctuated, unformatted, and inaccurate transcripts, at that. That’s why voice recognition alternatives like professional transcription companies still exist. So, let’s discuss when … Continued