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It takes a highly skilled stenographer — and some specialized equipment — to transcribe TV dialogue in real time at 300 words per minute. Will A.I. rewrite the script? Zachary Crockett tries to keep up.
- SOURCES:
- Doug Karlovits, general manager at Verbit.
- Katie Ryan, live steno captioner at Verbit.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Long Case for Machine Shorthand," by Sam Corbin (New York Times, 2024).
- "Caption This: Why Subtitling Is Big Business Amid the Content Boom," by Kirsten Chuba (The Hollywood Reporter, 2023).
- "Everyone Watches TV with Subtitles Now. How’d That Happen?" by Wilson Chapman (IndieWire, 2023).
- "When is Captioning Required?" (National Association of the Deaf).
113 episodes
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Manage episode 479478242 series 3440270
Content provided by Freakonomics Network and Zachary Crockett. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Freakonomics Network and Zachary Crockett or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
It takes a highly skilled stenographer — and some specialized equipment — to transcribe TV dialogue in real time at 300 words per minute. Will A.I. rewrite the script? Zachary Crockett tries to keep up.
- SOURCES:
- Doug Karlovits, general manager at Verbit.
- Katie Ryan, live steno captioner at Verbit.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Long Case for Machine Shorthand," by Sam Corbin (New York Times, 2024).
- "Caption This: Why Subtitling Is Big Business Amid the Content Boom," by Kirsten Chuba (The Hollywood Reporter, 2023).
- "Everyone Watches TV with Subtitles Now. How’d That Happen?" by Wilson Chapman (IndieWire, 2023).
- "When is Captioning Required?" (National Association of the Deaf).
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