In 18th century Vienna, the Hungarian engineer and debutant Wolfgang von Kempelen shocked court patrons with a bizarre contraption: a great mechanical box which could seemingly play and even win chess ...

AI-generated transcriptions pose significant security and legal risks. They can compromise confidentiality, create discoverable legal evidence and are often inaccurate. Financial institutions and ...

Forward-looking: Although FFmpeg is often associated with video transcoding tasks, it can also handle audio streams and files with ease. The open-source project is now introducing its first AI-powered ...

Even generative AI critics and detractors have to admit the technology is great for something: transcription. If you've joined a meeting on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or other video call ...

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However, details of the intervening steps, as researchers have learned in the past 65 years, are quite complex — certain cells carry the flu antigen to the immune system, specific immune cells respond ...

As I pointed out recently, while Whisper is top of mind and still a pretty good transcription model, OpenAI has moved away from it. That said, the fact that Apple’s new transcription API is faster ...

Apple's new speech-to-text transcription APIs in iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe are delivering dramatically faster speeds compared to rival tools, including OpenAI's Whisper, based on beta testing conducted ...

Plaud Note is a compact AI-powered voice recorder that automatically transcribes audio into text in 112 languages. It magnetically attaches to your phone, has long battery life, and saves time for ...

Instagram DMs just got smarter with new features like voice message transcription, support for up to 5-minute voice notes, and a “Follow All” option in group chats—making conversations more accessible ...

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