Advance Track – The State of Automatic Speech Recognition

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ADVANCE TRACK

The State of Automatic Speech Recognition

What is the current state of speech technology? Is automatic speech recognition (ASR) sufficient for closed captioning or live captioning? Do we still need humans to achieve accuracy standards for accessibility?

Speech recognition is widely used to streamline the process of creating closed captions, audio descriptions, and other media accessibility accommodations. This session will discuss the findings from a 2024 research study of leading ASR engines to understand how speech AI measures up to the task of captioning and transcription without the intervention of a human editor.

This is the only report of its kind focused on the application of speech recognition technology for captioning vs. for other technologies.

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Elisa Lewis
Senior Inbound Marketing Manager, 3Play Media

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Elisa Lewis is the Senior Inbound Marketing Manager at 3Play Media, a full-service media accessibility solution that delivers on quality, turnaround, and support.Elisa’s passion for making the world a more accessible and equal place inspires her work at 3Play Media, where she leads content strategy and hosts the Allied podcast. In her spare time, you can find Elisa hanging out with her rescue dog or tackling her latest craft or DIY endeavor.

Tessa Kettelberger
Senior Data Scientist, 3Play Media

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Tessa Kettelberger is a Senior Data Scientist at 3Play Media. Tessa has worked in research and development at 3Play Media for almost 4 years, and often focuses on using natural language processing to improve 3Play Media’s captioning, transcription, and audio description services. Tessa produces the annual State of Automatic Speech Recognition report.

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