AI-assisted transcription is emerging as a promising tool for courts seeking to improve transcript availability, enhance accessibility, address workforce shortages and accelerate access to hearing records, according to a 2026 bulletin from the Williamsburg-based National Center for State Courts. Written by the Joint Technology Committee and titled “AI-Assisted Transcription in Courts: Governance, Use, and Safeguards,” the guidance asks courts to balance those benefits with considerations related to accuracy, governance, confidentiality and record integrity.
The researchers say that the accuracy of AI-assisted transcripts can vary materially across speakers, languages and proceeding types. The situation may arise where proceedings involve accents or dialects, overlapp…
