All courts set to use AI-powered voice-to-text transcription - SC

An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice-to-text transcription platform will be utilized by all courts in the country within this year after one year of pilot tests nationwide.

- By REY G. PANALIGAN

Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo said the SC has started the procurement of licenses for a full rollout of the AI transcription platform across all levels of the judiciary.

During the recent regional convention and seminar of the Court Stenographers Association of the Philippines (CONSTRAPHIL) in Tagaytay City, Gesmundo said the use of Al-powered voice-to-text transcription tools were pilot test-ed in the Sandiganbayan and 41 city and municipal courts, and regional trial courts nationwide.

Using Scriptix, an AI-driven transcription platform, the participating courts reported an average of 50 percent reduction in transcription time, with some achieving up to 80 percent, the Chief Justice said.

“This led to faster turnaround of court transcripts and allowed personnel to redirect their efforts toward more substantive judicial tasks,” Gesmundo said.

With continued use by court personnel in the pilot courts, the system’s accuracy improved from 70 percent to as high as 95 percent, he also said.

The AI tools handled “Taglish” or a combination of Tagalog and English commonly used in courtrooms with increasing precision, he added.