nxtedition, a provider of microservices-based production environments, is offering users new productivity tools by integrating OpenAI Whisper, an advanced speech-to-text artificial intelligence (AI), into its standard platform.
Through the nxtedition interface, OpenAI can transcribe and translate content in real time, utilising both the private cloud hardware and public cloud-based infrastructure of nxtedition. The integration eliminates the need for users to access third-party AI services for transcription and translation as an external function, reducing both time and cost in the workflow.
The integration enables a wide range of AI applications, including creating and maintaining metadata using new methods. It transcribes audio from news stories and ingested content, which is then indexed and searchable using nxtedition’s intelligent search engine.
OpenAI Whisper can process both new and archived videos, boosting indexing for search results while generating subtitles.
In traditional newsroom settings, using AI can be inefficient, requiring transcoding video to audio, and sending requests to third-party software in the cloud without clear indications of when results will be returned or if they will be valuable. The nxtedition approach bypasses the need for time-consuming transcoding and proxy transfers by transcribing original content as it comes in, according to nxtedition.
Adam Leah, Creative Director at nxtedition, said, “We are continuously developing innovative ways for our users to integrate AI and machine learning services into our hardware and user environment, which they already appreciate.
“We’re always seeking ways to reduce unnecessary steps and clicks in workflows.”
To find out more about the OpenAI Whisper integration into nxtedition’s core software and hardware, visit booth C1819 when at NAB 2023, taking place from April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.