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AssemblyAI details transcript search, prioritizing entity accuracy

AssemblyAI's blog post details how to build effective transcript search systems, emphasizing the importance of entity accuracy over general word error rate. The process involves transcribing audio with word-level timing, extracting structured data like entities and topics, and then indexing this information. The post highlights that users typically search for specific proper nouns or numbers, making accurate entity recognition crucial for a functional search experience. AssemblyAI's Universal-3.5 Pro model is presented as a solution that provides comprehensive structured data, including entities, topics, and key phrases, in a single request, thereby improving search accuracy and user satisfaction. AI

IMPACT Improves the usability and accuracy of search for audio and video content by focusing on entity recognition.

RANK_REASON Blog post detailing a product's capabilities and best practices for its use.

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AssemblyAI details transcript search, prioritizing entity accuracy

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  1. AssemblyAI blog TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Building with transcripts: Search, indexing, display and downstream Integrations

    How to build transcript search that works: why entity accuracy beats aggregate WER, what to index, semantic retrieval over transcripts, and storage sizing.