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Course Outline

Overview of Speech Recognition Technologies

  • The history and evolution of speech recognition.
  • Acoustic models, language models, and decoding techniques.
  • Modern architectures: RNNs, transformers, and Whisper.

Audio Preprocessing and Transcription Basics

  • Managing audio formats and sample rates.
  • Cleaning, trimming, and segmenting audio files.
  • Generating text from audio: real-time versus batch processing.

Hands-on with Whisper and Other APIs

  • Installing and utilizing OpenAI Whisper.
  • Accessing cloud APIs (Google, Azure) for transcription tasks.
  • Comparing performance, latency, and cost implications.

Language, Accents, and Domain Adaptation

  • Working with multiple languages and regional accents.
  • Utilizing custom vocabularies and enhancing noise tolerance.
  • Handling legal, medical, or technical terminology.

Output Formatting and Integration

  • Incorporating timestamps, punctuation, and speaker labels.
  • Exporting to text, SRT, or JSON formats.
  • Integrating transcriptions into applications or databases.

Use Case Implementation Labs

  • Transcribing meetings, interviews, or podcasts.
  • Developing voice-to-text command systems.
  • Providing real-time captions for video/audio streams.

Evaluation, Limitations, and Ethics

  • Accuracy metrics and model benchmarking.
  • Addressing bias and fairness in speech models.
  • Considering privacy and regulatory compliance.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of general AI and machine learning concepts.
  • Familiarity with audio or media file formats and associated tools.

Target Audience

  • Data scientists and AI engineers working with voice data.
  • Software developers creating transcription-based applications.
  • Organizations investigating speech recognition for automation purposes.
 14 Hours

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