Fact · Transcription
Wollin-Giering and colleagues recommend reviewing the text of any transcript, whatever tool produced it, to ensure accuracy.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“For any type of transcription, we recommend reviewing the text to ensure accuracy.”
Automatic Transcription of English and German Qualitative Interviews, Susanne Wollin-Giering et al., Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 25(1), Art. 8, 2024, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- The recommendation follows tests in which several tools produced made-up words and missing sub-sentences.
- What it does not show
- The authors give the advice without a measured review time for each tool.