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Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | you need to create it yourself | [quote]Gymmo wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: (plus English) [/quote] May ask where you found dictation_nl.talon ? It appears it is not in https://github.com/talo | Michael Beijer | Apr 15 |
Machine Translation (MT) | Automate commands to ChatGPT (Windows) | comparing the web interface with the API | [quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote: [quote]Michael Beijer wrote: 1. https://github.com/kdalanon/ChatGPT-AutoHotkey-Uti lity (to act on selections on my computer, a | Michael Beijer | Apr 12 |
Machine Translation (MT) | Automate commands to ChatGPT (Windows) | ~ | [quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: 1. https://github.com/kdalanon/ChatGPT-AutoHotkey-Uti lity (to act on selections on my computer, and process them using the | Michael Beijer | Apr 12 |
Machine Translation (MT) | Automate commands to ChatGPT (Windows) | Regarding using ChatGPT (or other AI engines) for translation... | [quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
[quote]Hans Lenting wrote: As I don't use ChatGPT for MT, I'm wondering: Is its cost comparable to MT systems such as DeepL? Or is ChatGPT much more expensi | Michael Beijer | Apr 12 |
Machine Translation (MT) | Automate commands to ChatGPT (Windows) | Beijer.bot (via ChatGPT-AutoHotkey-Utility + Talon-AI-tools) | [quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
Hello everyone Does anyone know of a free Windows utility with which I can automate questions to ChatGPT? I'm using the free version. It's fine if t | Michael Beijer | Apr 10 |
Internet for translators | Number of Google search results not showing up (for some) | see also: https://www.proz.com/forum/general_technical_issues/365254-google_search_results_missing.h | https://www.proz.com/forum/general_technical_issue s/365254-google_search_results_missing.html | Michael Beijer | Apr 10 |
General technical issues | Google search results missing | This is really crap. I hope they reverse it. | I'm currently running all my google searches in an incognito window, to bypass this stupid decision. I really hope they don't leave it like this. See also this very interesting discussi | Michael Beijer | Apr 10 |
Internet for translators | AutoHotkey script to search Google for selection, or open URL (from any program) | here you go! | [quote]Silviu Lungu wrote:
Is there a way to use the code with autohotkey version 2? Thank you! [/quote] ^/::GoogleSearch() ; Ctrl+/ triggers GoogleSearch UriEncode(Uri) { Uri | Michael Beijer | Apr 7 |
Scams | I was scammed by someone pretending to be with SummaLinguae | Edward, huh? | Reminds me of this Edward: https://www.proz.com/forum/scams/264089 -edward_mahana_the_translation_thief.html | Michael Beijer | Apr 5 |
AI for translators and interpreters | AutoHotkey-powered alternative to CotranslatorAI | the latest version of Beijer.bot looks like this! | https://beijer.bot/ | Michael Beijer | Apr 5 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | it's definitely magic | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
Spent some time over the weekend getting acquainted with [url=https://www.cursorless.org/]Cursorless[/url]. I think it might be actual magic. Steep lear | Michael Beijer | Apr 2 |
Translation Project / Vendor Management | Lilt - impossible to contact and terrible CAT tool | ha ha | [quote]Christopher Schröder wrote:
How come we’re allowed to slag off CAT providers on here but not translation agencies? [/quote] You're probably right. This thread will most lik | Michael Beijer | Mar 31 |
Translation Project / Vendor Management | Lilt - impossible to contact and terrible CAT tool | 4 days later, still haven't heard from a single human | I have been trying to contact someone at Lilt since Thursday. It's now Sunday and I still haven't heard from a single human. | Michael Beijer | Mar 31 |
Translation Project / Vendor Management | Lilt - impossible to contact and terrible CAT tool | still nothing (35 hours later) | I emailed [email protected], and was told: Hello! The support@ address is not monitored. Our support team will be happy to assist you directly through our help portal here: https: | Michael Beijer | Mar 29 |
Translation Project / Vendor Management | Lilt - impossible to contact and terrible CAT tool | Thanks! | [quote]Stepan Konev wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: I've tried [email protected] + [email protected]. Zero response now [/quote]Also try [email protected] and [email protected] | Michael Beijer | Mar 29 |
Translation Project / Vendor Management | Lilt - impossible to contact and terrible CAT tool | radiostilte |
Let's envision a bustling, multi-layered scene in a grand, exaggerated museum dedicated to the history of communication. This museum is filled with anachronistic and futuristic exhibit | Michael Beijer | Mar 29 |
Translation Project / Vendor Management | Lilt - impossible to contact and terrible CAT tool | radio silence | I've tried [email protected] + [email protected]. Zero response now since yesterday. | Michael Beijer | Mar 29 |
Translation Project / Vendor Management | Lilt - impossible to contact and terrible CAT tool | Hi everyone,
I had the misfortune of doing a job recently in Lilt's online CAT tool. My god, what a mess. • The QA at the end was pure hell. • The editor UI is total crap • | Michael Beijer | Mar 29 | |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | Check out Talon-AI-Tools (ChatGPT + Talon = unlimited possibilities) | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: One little tip I can think of is to not dictate overly long sentences with a ton of commas. Just break them up into smaller pie | Michael Beijer | Mar 21 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | three quick videos showing Talon (the paid version) at work on my computer! | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
I tried to use Talon for dictation (albeit with the "free" version rather than the beta version) and it didn't go that well, which put me off the idea for a whil | Michael Beijer | Mar 20 |
CafeTran support | Is CafeTran still maintained / developed? | most definitely! | This is the official forum: https://cafetran.freshdesk.com/support/discussions No one really uses the old Google group anymore. New updates are announced/described @ https://caf | Michael Beijer | Feb 27 |
Software applications | Freeware image rescaler to improve OCR | cool thanks! | I've bookmarked this as it is something that might actually come in handy on the future. Michael | Michael Beijer | Feb 19 |
Medical | Scanned medical documents | ABBYY FineReader 15 OCR Editor | I have tried many things over the years and nothing really beats ABBYY FineReader 15 OCR Editor. You can save yourself a lot of trouble down the line by checking each page in ABBYY and | Michael Beijer | Feb 16 |
AI for translators and interpreters | AutoHotkey-powered alternative to CotranslatorAI | short walk-through of Beijer.bot's functionality and underlying system | I just made a short walk-through of Beijer.bot's functionality and underlying system, which is available @ https://app.screencast.com/69LWX3dutUJSD?conversat ion=zmTUH3c5tI5lTglff4T3tm | Michael Beijer | Feb 8 |
Site forums | In case you've missed it (survey on perceptions and experience of ProZ.com) | ha ha | [quote]Michele Fauble wrote:
[quote]Tanya Quintieri wrote: But I will say this about Pastey: It is NOT an AI tool per se. It is a companion app for desktop environments that allows | Michael Beijer | Feb 8 |
ProZ.com membership | Proz.com is offering a new ‘AI-based translation tool’ with its Premium package? What is it exactly? | Great, thanks! | [quote]Barbara Carrara wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: Yeah, I've asked Support and will report back here if I hear anything interesting [/quote] Hi, Michael. Having not hear | Michael Beijer | Feb 8 |
CafeTran support | What to do if you have more macros than keyboard shortcuts available | looks good | [quote]Hans Lenting wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: I have taken a more visual approach with my Beijer.bot. [/quote] I have immediately implentinged it: [/quote] | Michael Beijer | Feb 2 |
CafeTran support | What to do if you have more macros than keyboard shortcuts available | I'll show you mine, if you show me yours. ;-) | I have taken a more visual approach with my Beijer.bot. For example, to change a selection to uppercase, I press the "`" key on my keyboard, followed by "u", which will select the Uppercas | Michael Beijer | Feb 2 |
ProZ.com membership | Proz.com is offering a new ‘AI-based translation tool’ with its Premium package? What is it exactly? | yeah, I've asked Support | [quote]Barbara Carrara wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: ...still very little actual info on what it is, this ‘Pastey’ thing. It is specifically this AI tool that I am interested | Michael Beijer | Feb 1 |
ProZ.com membership | Proz.com is offering a new ‘AI-based translation tool’ with its Premium package? What is it exactly? | Wanted: any info on the elusive Pastey! | [quote]Barbara Carrara wrote: here, https://www.proz.com/forum/ai_for _translators_and_interpreters/364537-ai_apparent_c onsensus_among_freelancers_who_have_tried_it_it_ca n_be_rea | Michael Beijer | Feb 1 |
AI for translators and interpreters | Why can't non-paying members post in or reply to various forum subs? Like the one below. | indeed | [quote]Stepan Konev wrote:
Your post turns all bold because, most probably, you have some bold text in the same or next line with the 'See more' string. If you remove it [bold text] or | Michael Beijer | Feb 1 |
AI for translators and interpreters | Why can't non-paying members post in or reply to various forum subs? Like the one below. | totally agree | :-) | Michael Beijer | Jan 31 |
ProZ.com membership | Proz.com is offering a new ‘AI-based translation tool’ with its Premium package? What is it exactly? | bold bug | Not sure why when you click on "See more" in my original post, all the text turns bold. Looks like another | Michael Beijer | Jan 31 |
ProZ.com membership | Proz.com is offering a new ‘AI-based translation tool’ with its Premium package? What is it exactly? | I just stumbled across this page: https://go.proz.com/premium where I read: "New premium monthly option with website hosting and AI Unlock a world of possibilities with the | Michael Beijer | Jan 31 | |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | Programs come and go but AHK is likely to be around for the long haul. | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
Incidentally, one of the reasons that I like to push complex functionality down into autohotkey rather than using the inbuilt functionality of Dragon or Talon | Michael Beijer | Jan 31 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | Zero-Clause BSD license only applies to community contributions (AFAIK) | [quote]Novian Cahyadi wrote:
[quote]Dan Lucas wrote: Whereas Talon is promising, who knows what will happen to the developer over the long term?[/quote] @Michael Beijer From a curs | Michael Beijer | Jan 31 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | C:\Users\mbeijer\AppData\Roaming\talon\user\beijer.talon | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
Michael, thanks for your comment on Slack. That test command you tried, did you insert it into an existing file or create your own .talon file and stick it in th | Michael Beijer | Jan 27 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | beta here | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: As far as I know there isn't a training process. Are you using the beta yet? As far as I know the new hybrid engine (which is only< | Michael Beijer | Jan 26 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | very nimble | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
Very sprightly.
Dan [/quote] Indeed. It's actually crazy just how sluggish and crap Dragon is once you try something like Talon. Talon be nimble, Ta | Michael Beijer | Jan 26 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | new hybrid engine is better (only available in the beta) | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: PS: as you can see from my log file, I'm not even using such a good microphone anymore. I'm getting perfect dictation/commands from | Michael Beijer | Jan 26 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | hmm | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: Have you already installed the ‘Community’ command set in your Talon user folder?[/quote] "community" now installed, mike | Michael Beijer | Jan 26 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | To Git or not to Git, ... | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
[quote]Michael Beijer wrote: Have you already installed the ‘Community’ command set in your Talon user folder? Literally just stick the whole (unzipp | Michael Beijer | Jan 25 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | 2 questions | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
Can't even get it to spit out text using "say good morning" or some such. Obviously I need to look at this a bit more closely. (Which is what I was afraid of.) | Michael Beijer | Jan 25 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | wow, it's super easy to add customized terminology (additional_words.csv) | Just say "customize additional words" and a file called ‘additional_words.csv’ pops open: I just added the last two entries, which now work flawlessly! I suppose I should | Michael Beijer | Jan 25 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | example of using Talon-AI-Tools + Talon to use ChatGPT by voice | here's a little example (not my own!) of what can be achieved using "Talon-AI-Tools" (https://github.com/C-Loftus/talon-ai-tools ) alongside Talon https://1drv.ms/v/s!ApO4sBug0LBmga | Michael Beijer | Jan 25 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | Installation and usage are actually pretty simple. | [quote]Christopher Schröder wrote:
... is there a version of this thing that doesn't require a PhD in computer science? Like one where you click on install and then just dictate? | Michael Beijer | Jan 24 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | need for speed | [quote]Quentin NEVEN wrote:
Hi,
I've never used Dragon but one of my university teachers showed us how it works a few years ago, and I was no really convinced. I tried Whisper r | Michael Beijer | Jan 24 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | yup | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
Cheers, useful. I often find (and I suspect you have also) that it is quicker to re-dictate something than to try to edit it. In Talon can you undo what you just | Michael Beijer | Jan 24 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | selecting/correcting text not yet possible with Talon, but check out "Talon-AI-Tools" | Hi Dan,
Installing Talon alongside Dragon is totally fine. Talon is very light; you won't even notice it running. [quote]Dan Lucas wrote: Thanks for these updates Michael, I'm | Michael Beijer | Jan 24 |
Speech recognition | Is OpenAI’s Whisper better than Dragon? | The WebSpeech multilingual engine comes with 14 additional languages! | (plus English) | Michael Beijer | Jan 24 |
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