Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.
11 of 11 tasks have some AI capability
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Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
AI: Fully automatable - Software already records stenotype/steno-symbol data to storage and uses computer-aided transcription (CAT) or ML models to translate and display them as text with high automation.
File and store shorthand notes of court session.
AI: Fully automatable - Filing and storing shorthand notes—especially when digitized—can be fully automated using document management, search, and archival systems.
Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.
AI: Fully automatable - Searchable audio/text systems can locate and immediately play back or display requested portions of already recorded proceedings, enabling full automation of this task.
Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
AI: Partial - AI can capture audio and produce real-time transcripts, but cannot consistently guarantee the verbatim, legally certified accuracy and speaker disambiguation required in formal court settings.
Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.
AI: Partial - AI can generate equivalent text from audio via speech recognition, but it cannot physically operate a stenotype or produce traditional shorthand paper output and some users/contexts still rely on human stenographers.
Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.
AI: Partial - AI can generate and deliver transcripts on request quickly, but transcripts intended for official use often require human proofreading, formatting, redaction, and legal certification.
Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.
AI: Partial - AI can transcribe recordings and apply established formatting templates automatically, but meeting strict court standards and ensuring error-free, certified transcripts typically needs human review.
File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
AI: Partial - AI can generate legible transcripts and perform electronic filing, but most jurisdictions require certification/endorsement by a licensed court reporter or equivalent human verifier for official records.
Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
AI: Partial - Real-time ASR can flag low-confidence or inaudible segments and prompt for clarification, but reliably managing live courtroom clarification often still needs a human reporter's judgment and interaction.
Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.
AI: Partial - AI can record depositions and produce draft transcripts, but many jurisdictions and legal practices still require human court reporters or supervised review for officially admissible, certified depositions.
Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.
AI: Partial - AI can automatically compare transcripts to original audio and flag discrepancies, but final verification of legal accuracy and confirmation of rulings ordinarily requires human judgment and communication with judges.