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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
NTSB · NTSB-0001 · record R0083

Voice to text transcription

National Transportation Safety Board · NTSB

Overview

Development stage
PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
Not reported
Start date
2024-09-11 (day precision)Source: 9/11/2024 0:00
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area
Other
Operational functions
Translation and transcription Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Speed and efficiency of screening vehicle voice recorders

Expected benefits

Improved timeliness of screening recorders, directing resources to potentially relevant information for further investigation

System outputs

Draft speech to text transcription

Technology

AI classification
Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
System name(s)
Not reported
Custom-developed code
Yes
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources
Vendor (as reported)
Air Force Research Lab
Vendors (standardized)
None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII
No
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
No
Demographic features
k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data
Voice recording transcripts
Federal Data Catalog
Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported