Unveiling Whisper – Introducing OpenAI’s Whisper

Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is an area of artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on the interaction between computers and humans through speech. Over the years, ASR has made remarkable progress in speech processing, and Whisper is one such revolutionary ASR system that has gained popularity recently.

Whisper is an advanced AI speech recognition model developed by OpenAI, trained on a massive multilingual dataset. With its ability to accurately transcribe speech, Whisper has become a go-to tool for voice applications such as assistants, transcription services, and more.

In this chapter, we will explore the basics of Whisper and its capabilities. We will start with an introduction to Whisper and its significance in the ASR landscape. Then, we will uncover Whisper’s key features and strengths that set it apart from other speech models. We will then cover fundamental guidelines for implementing Whisper...