| We have already heard so many different views | | | | Many of transcription companies have actually |
| on this subject and how hard we may try to put | | | | tried voice recognition systems and most of |
| it off, this question keeps on coming back to us. | | | | them have stopped using them. Using voice |
| There has always been a concern about voice | | | | recognized translated files, reduces their costs by |
| recognition taking over transcription career and | | | | almost half as these files require only editing and |
| with each day, such concerns are on the rise. | | | | no actual transcription. Some companies are still |
| Let's dig a bit deeper to find out what is voice | | | | using these systems but very soon they will also |
| recognition, how does it work and is it really a | | | | bow down and come back to the old times. |
| threat? | | | | However, there is no dearth of technology-savvy |
| Voice recognition softwares have been in use | | | | professionals in this country and every now and |
| now for many years. It was perceived as a | | | | then, someone would keep on trying to build up a |
| threat to the ever growing and advancing field of | | | | new software. |
| transcription, however, with recent reviews and | | | | So what does this mean for the future of |
| research, the threat is actually negligible. Designing | | | | transcription? |
| a software to translate human voices into letters | | | | Let us recognize the fact that voice recognition is |
| has always been a dream for the technology | | | | here to stay but it has not yet affected |
| guys, but have they succeeded in it? Certainly, | | | | transcription jobs as it was thought to be. So |
| not. There was a time when it was thought that | | | | guys, relax. Transcription jobs are there to stay |
| these voice recognition softwares would virtually | | | | for a long run. Some researchers do comment |
| erase transcription jobs, as they would be more | | | | that voice recognition will ultimately replace |
| efficient, accurate and fast. Though great | | | | transcribers and yes, this could be true but not till |
| advances have been made and everyday new | | | | all the variables in our voice are perfected. Even if |
| softwares and voice recognition technology | | | | these softwares were being used, there will |
| continue to come out, little have they advanced | | | | always be need for transcriptionists to edit their |
| to even come close to the accuracy of a | | | | files. Even under the best dictating circumstances, |
| transcriber. | | | | the voice recognition reports will still need to be |
| Till to date, there is no voice recognition software, | | | | proofread and edited. |
| which can perfectly transcribe a dictation. It is | | | | For those worrying about the future of |
| virtually impossible for the software to determine | | | | transcription industry due to voice recognition |
| relevant speech from mistakes in conversation, | | | | technology, shed away your worries. Even after |
| background noise, heavy accents, personal | | | | spending millions of dollars in research, a good |
| conversations, grammar and medical errors, etc. | | | | voice recognition software is still out of reach. |
| The translations from these voice recognition | | | | Transcription industry is safe and more |
| softwares in fact require a more tedious job in | | | | transcription jobs are on the rise. So why not |
| correcting them than what was originally thought | | | | stay ahead in the race by embracing technology |
| to be. It takes more efforts and more time on | | | | and once again prove that humans still do better |
| the part of a transcriber to edit them and make | | | | than even the most technological marvel. |
| them look like a transcript. | | | | |