Will Court Reporters Be Replaced By Computers?
I just posted an interview that I did with a speech recognition expert and posed this question:
Are court reporters going to be replaced by computers someday?
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Todd: ... So, here is the million dollar question then -- as a court reporter, and I am asking this on behalf of all court reporters and the industry in general, I guess, do you see court reporters being replaced by speech recognition technology or artificial intelligence (AI) and if so, what is the timeframe?
Henry: Well, you know with AI, I don't see it on the horizon. People always talk about it being 5 years, 10 years away, but in my experience in the arena they usually double or triple those numbers. So, if I was a court reporter today, I would not be too worried about it.
Are court reporters going to be replaced by computers someday?
Read the interview in its entirety by clicking on the link above.
12/12/2007
