Transcribing speech is never neutral—it shapes power and bias

The article discusses how automated speech recognition and transcription technologies often rely on standardized 'prestige dialects,' leading to the misrepresentation of non-standard speech and Indigenous languages. The author argues that these technical errors can have serious real-world consequences in legal, medical, and welfare contexts.

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