Why are some automatically generated subtitles so much more accurate than others?

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The one positive thing I have to say about tiktok is that the subtitles are generally correct, whereas youtube subtitles seem to basically be best guesses.

Why are their transcriptions so much better than youtube’s?

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It depends greatly on the microphone quality, background noise, usage of proper nouns/non-English words, and above all, the pronunciation and speed of the the person speaking. Tiktok people tend to be using high quality phones/professional mics AND are speaking directly into the mic, for an audience.

Imagine this fast casual conversation in a loud bar:

* “Did you eat yet?”
* “No, but I could go for some Poke Bros or Hibachi.”
* “Let’s go eat!”

What this conversation ACTUALLY sounds like is:

* “Jeweet-yet?”
* “Nah but I could gopher some pokey prose or he bot chee”
* “Skweet!”

That’s why the computer can have trouble with auto-generation.

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