Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech with the Whisper API

Welcome to Chapter 10 of our journey into the world of cutting-edge AI technologies. In this chapter, we’ll embark on an exploration of the remarkable Whisper API. Harnessing the power of advanced speech recognition and translation, the Whisper API opens exciting possibilities for transforming audio into text. Imagine having the ability to transcribe conversations, interviews, podcasts, or any spoken content effortlessly. Whether you aim to extract valuable insights from multilingual audio files or create accessible content for a global audience, the Whisper API has you covered.

In this chapter, we will do a deep dive into the core functionalities of the Whisper API by developing a language transcription project using Python. We’ll get acquainted with its essential endpoints, namely transcriptions and translations, which form the backbone of its speech-to-text capabilities. With its state-of-the-art open source...