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3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 28, 2017 by Omar Tawakol · across every show →

Everything said about transcription, oldest first

Sep 28, 2017
Insight
Tawakol: AI transcription needs human-in-the-loop systems for acceptable user experiences
“What they don't realize, it's pretty hard for a human to understand the last few percentage points of accuracy, how that impacts the experience, and typically in many areas, like in transcription and other areas, it's a pretty bad impact if you're not, you kno…”
Omar Tawakol Sep 28, 2017 ▶ 3:37 AI and a Different Type of Competitive Advantage // Omar Tawakol, Voicera (FirstMark's Data Driven)
May 1, 2023
Insight
Most speech AI value comes from downstream workflows, not just transcription
“Where a lot of value is created is you're taking the transcription, and then you're using it as an input to do something else.”
Dylan Fox May 1, 2023 ▶ 3:15 Generative AI for Speech Recognition | AssemblyAI Founder & CEO, Dylan Fox
Aug 21, 2025
Disclosure
Pedregal: Audio transcription is Granola's largest cost, exceeding LLM inference
“So the most expensive thing about our business is actually transcription. And historically it's been actually transcription and high quality transcription versus LLM inference.”
Chris Pedregal Aug 21, 2025 ▶ 45:42 How to Build a Beloved AI Product - Granola CEO Chris Pedregal
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