Microsoft Teams gets Live transcription feature: How it works

Microsoft has introduced dwell transcription in Microsoft Groups conferences for English (US). Just like recording a gathering, contributors are notified that dwell transcription is on and have the power to cover it from their assembly view with only a click on. In the event that they select not be recognized, attendees also can flip off speaker attribution of their profile settings.
“Delivering live transcription with high accuracy, minimal latency, and cost efficiency at enterprise scale has been one of the toughest challenges in the industry. Over the last two years we’ve made significant strides in solving this problem and have dramatically improved our models for accuracy using meeting context in real time and cutting edge AI,” claims the corporate in a press release. Right here’s how the characteristic works and extra:
What precisely is Dwell transcription characteristic
Dwell transcription is a written document of the spoken textual content that happens throughout a gathering. It identifies every speaker and is captured robotically in close to actual time. The transcription might be accesed each throughout and after the assembly.
How one can begin dwell transcription in Groups conferences
* Choose Extra choices in your assembly controls after which choose Begin transcription.
* All contributors will see a discover that the assembly is being transcribed.
* The transcript seems on the proper facet of your display. The opposite assembly contributors have the choice of displaying or hiding it. The assembly organizer and presenters can cease after which restart transcription through the assembly.
How one can disguise your title in dwell captions
When conferences embody dwell captions or transcription, Groups robotically identifies the speaker together with what they are saying. You'll be able to select to cover your title in dwell captions, dwell transcription, and the saved transcription that’s obtainable after the assembly. Right here’s how
* Do that earlier than the assembly the place you need to converse anonymously.
* Choose Extra choices: Microsoft groups Extra choices icon, subsequent to your profile image on the prime of Groups after which choose Settings.
* Choose Captions and transcripts on the left after which choose the Robotically determine me in assembly captions and transcripts toggle to show off the choice.
How can one entry the assembly transcript
Throughout any scheduled Groups assembly, contributors can begin a dwell transcription of speech. The textual content seems alongside the assembly video or audio in actual time, together with the speaker’s title (until they selected to cover it) and a time stamp. After the assembly, the saved transcript is obtainable for reference and obtain in Groups for desktop and net. The transcript can be instantly obtainable within the assembly occasion in Groups calendar, in addition to via the transcript tile within the chat. Groups dwell transcription recordsdata are saved within the assembly organizer’s Alternate On-line account and solely the organizer and tenant admin have permissions to delete it.
Who can begin utilizing dwell transcriptions?
Dwell transcription with speaker attribution is obtainable for scheduled Microsoft Groups conferences to customers with licenses for Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft 365 Enterprise Normal, and Microsoft 365 Enterprise Premium SKUs. Microsoft says that Dwell transcripts for channel and Meet Now conferences might be coming quickly.