CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — From the well known Apple operated voice system 'Siri,' to the newly developed system Chat GPT, it’s no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm – even in the courtroom.
While technology is steadily advancing, Skribe co-founder and CEO Tim Irby said that court reporting is changing with the times.
"Our technology pushes it out onto a platform to give them a rough transcript, within an hour or two that the attorney's can immediately start working on," Irby said referring to how Skribe can enhance the court reporting process.
He said that in a world where results speak for themselves, Skribe can be a valuable resource for legal experts, especially if they are short-staffed.
"We've made it lighting quick and in a way that really speeds up the efficiency of law firms," Irby said.
Del Mar College Court Reporting Program Director Suzette Weis said that while technology is constantly evolving, it can ever take away from the pinpoint accuracy of a person.
"Court reporters, we write at 95 percent or higher accuracy, and with AI that has a problem staying up and being accurate," she said.
Weis said that there are nuances in court reporting that only acute human senses can register.
"Human language changes everyday, so that's the difference with a court reporter is that human element of stopping people from talking at the same time, the accuracy," she said.
In a career like court reporting, Weis said that accuracy is something that has to be taken seriously, with every stroke of the keyboard.
"We don't want a mistrial because something was put in that's not supposed to be. We don't want an inaudible in a transcript," she said.