DOJ · DOJ-0193 · record R1630
Speech to Text Managed Service - Voice Transcription to Text
Department of Justice · Department of Justice / OIG
Overview
- Development stage
- DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
- High-impact designation
- Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
- Impact justification
- Does not produce an output that serves as a principal basis for decisions or actions with legal, material, binding, or significant effect on any of the individuals or entities identified in OMB-25-21.
- Start date
- 2024-04 (month precision)Source: 04/2024
- Withheld from public reporting
- NoSource: a) No
Mission
- Topic area
- Law Enforcement
- Operational functions
- Translation and transcription Derived by keyword rules; see methodology
Problem the AI is intended to solve
Reducing turnaround times for transcribed services and to reduce the need for contracted transcription services of audio files
Expected benefits
Cost savings towards less time and materials for an individual to fully process the recording and quicker turnaround of transcription delivery.
System outputs
Speech-to-text recognition of spoken content within an audio file. In addition, a summary of the transcribed content can be created.
Technology
- AI classification
- Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
- System name(s)
- Redacted for cybersecurity purposes.
- 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)
- Microsoft, OpenAI
- Vendors (standardized)
- MicrosoftOpenAI
A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.
Data and privacy
- Involves PII
- Yes
- Privacy Impact Assessment
- Not reported
- Authorization to Operate
- Yes
- Demographic features
- k) None of the above
- Training and evaluation data
- The case owner relied on DOJ AI governance practices to select and prepare data, as well as evaluate performance.
- 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