What is Transcribing?
Transcribing is turning spoken words into text; AI can type out a conversation or meeting automatically.
AI listens to a recording and types along. A meeting, interview or voicemail becomes readable text, often in a few minutes. You can then have that text summarized. Mind the privacy: a recording of a conversation with colleagues or clients contains personal data.
It saves a lot of typing. Do ask permission before you record a conversation, and do not just drop sensitive recordings into a free tool.
Put precisely
Transcribing works well with clear speech, and far less well with accents, jargon, names and people talking over each other.
Common misconception
That you may simply record a conversation. You need permission, and the recording contains personal data.
What is summarizing transcription?
That is two steps after each other. First the conversation is typed out, then the AI turns it into a short summary. You keep the full text, and above it a few lines say what it was about and what was agreed. Handy after an hour-long meeting you would rather not read through again. Do check the summary: whatever the AI finds unimportant, it leaves out.
What if you have it done for you?
You upload a recording, or you let the tool listen in during the conversation. A few minutes later there is text. Read it over, because names, jargon and people talking over each other still go wrong often. The better the recording, the less you have to correct. Use a separate microphone if there are several of you in one room.
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