Speechmatics launches Oak for medical speech that changes languages mid-visit
Speechmatics says Oak ranked first in its 11-language test, though its 91% score measures medical-term recall, not overall transcription accuracy.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Speechmatics
Why it matters
Oak takes Speechmatics' medical speech work beyond single-language models toward consultations with language and speaker changes. Its 91% medical-term recall result is company-run and measures a narrower task than overall transcription accuracy.
Speechmatics, the Cambridge speech-recognition company founded by neural-network researcher Dr. Tony Robinson, launched Oak on October 14th. The batch medical transcription model is designed to follow conversations as patients and clinicians switch languages and speakers.…