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Our Listeners - Kadey, Cape Town
By Way With Words Team
Kadey, Cape Town Our Listener – Kadey, Cape Town > “Balancing the calm of the ocean with the rhythm of words.“ For Kadey, transcription flows naturally alo...
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What are Critical Re-identification Risks in Anonymised Speech?
By Way With Words Team
In practice, re-identification risk means the possibility that an individual can be identified — or linked to other information — despite anonymisation.
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Our Listeners - Vanessa, Brazil
By Way With Words Team
For our listener, Vanessa, transcription began as a practical discovery, a professional opportunity that appeared one day on LinkedIn and soon became an unexpected part of her creative interests.
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What Licences Apply to Open-Access Speech Corpora?
By Way With Words Team
What Licences Apply to Open-Access Speech Corpora? Exploring the Landscape of Open-access Licensing for Speech Corpora Open speech data has become the corn...
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Our Listeners - Christy, Potchefstroom
By Way With Words Team
Our listener, Christy, joined Way With Words in March 2024, drawn by the steadfast belief that language is both art and architecture, something to be shaped carefully, word by word.
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Cross-border Data Transfer: Legal, Ethical & Practical Dimensions
By Way With Words Team
This article explores the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of cross-border data transfer, examining how businesses can navigate jurisdictional boundaries and protect intellectual property.
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Our Listeners - Cherith, Amanzimtoti
By Way With Words Team
Our listeners, like Cherith, bring human accuracy and care to every transcription project, ensuring that every voice is heard and understood
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Speech Anonymisation: De-identification Techniques for Audio Data
By Way With Words Team
This article explores the key steps that ensure effective speech anonymisation, and reviews the best-known global standards guiding responsible speech data processing.
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Our Listeners - Jess, Worcester
By Way With Words Team
For one of our listeners, Jess, transcription began as something simple: a way to work remotely while caring for her family.
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Dataset Bias: Risks of Demographic Imbalance in AI Systems
By Way With Words Team
Exploring how uneven representation and dataset bias in speech data impacts fairness, accuracy, and ethics in AI systems.
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Our Listeners - Hayley, Western Cape
By Way With Words Team
Hayley has been one of our listeners for nearly fourteen years, long enough to see the world of transcription change in profound ways.
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Are Children’s Voices Protected Under Data Regulations?
By Way With Words Team
Are children’s voices adequately protected under existing data regulations, and how do global frameworks ensure their safety in this emerging technological landscape?
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