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Article Excerpt
It sounds quaint, but it wasn't very long ago that lawyers dictated letters, pleadings, and other documents to secretaries who used shorthand--an abbreviated or symbolic method of writing--to "record" the attorney's words. In fact, before the days of machines, court reporters used shorthand as well. Eventually, shorthand disappeared and was replaced by tapes.
Now tapes are being replaced by digital transcription programs, commonly called speech-to-text or voice-recognition software, that do the work of Mary Secretary. The programs convert speech to text using computer algorithms. They can save a lawyer both time and money, but only if they are accurate and transcribe spoken words faster than the speaker can type.
Voice-recognition programs have improved considerably since they first appeared on the market in the 1990s. Early versions were frustratingly inaccurate. But in the last year or two, the technology has improved dramatically: The latest versions adapt better to the voice, tone, and talking speed of the user,...
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