A.I. & Speech Recognition
Introduction to Speech Recognition Algorithms
Consider all the ways to cook an egg. Using mostly the same ingredients, we can prepare them sunny side up or over easy. We can make a diner-style omelet, a fancy French omelet, or even…
Read MoreAI Transcription Service: Benefits of AI Speech-to-Text
What is an AI Transcription Service? Speech-to-text transcription is an ancient art. But today, its latest iteration feels like science-fiction. AI Transcription is the use of artificial intelligence to convert speech into a text document, or transcript.…
Read MoreWhat is a Lexicon in Speech Recognition?
A key part of any automatic speech recognition system is the lexicon. The lexicon can be tricky to define because it’s sometimes used to mean different things depending on the context. In its most basic…
Read MoreRev.ai is Now Available in 26 More World Languages
Rev is well-known as the best you can get for transcripts, captions, and subtitles. But did you know that we also offer Rev.ai, a direct API to help you extract text data from huge volumes…
Read MoreAI and Speech Recognition Trends: Media and Entertainment
There are few things we appreciate more than a good listener. Feeling heard and understood is a linchpin to every relationship, and it’s precisely this that leads to many of the most valuable things in…
Read MoreBest AI Transcription Service for Audio & Video Files
Trained humans are excellent at converting audio speech to text. But if speed, scale, or affordability are your priority, artificial intelligence (AI) transcription is a better option. AI transcription services use software trained on hundreds…
Read MoreRev’s AI Experts Talk ASR and NLP on Stack Overflow Podcast
Three members of the Rev Speech Team recently appeared on the Stack Overflow Podcast to discuss natural language processing and the cutting-edge developments in speech-to-text systems, including Rev.ai, our own world-class speech recognition engine. In…
Read MoreWhat is an Acoustic Model in Speech Recognition?
Automatic speech recognition systems are complex pieces of technical machinery that take audio clips of human speech and translate them into written text. This is usually for purposes such as closed captioning a video or…
Read MoreWhat is Natural Language Processing Technology?
Have you ever asked Siri or Alexa for a traffic update before your morning commute and marveled both at the accuracy of the answer and how articulately it was delivered? Thanks to the power of…
Read MoreThe Importance of Punctuation in Speech Recognition Technology
Before you read any further, take a look at the last chapter of Ulysses by James Joyce. If you didn’t know already, now you really see the difference that punctuation—or a complete lack of it—can…
Read MoreWhat is a Language Model in Speech Recognition?
Whether it’s made of clay or code, a model is a representation. Models help us to understand the world by stripping away the unnecessary or the circumstantial, enabling us to look more closely and clearly…
Read MoreAutomatic Speech Recognition Transcription Models Explained
Automatic speech recognition, which involves using a computer to transcribe human speech, has always been a classic problem in technology. Classically it fell within the domain of signal processing, but today state of the art…
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