What I find funny is how they think they are saving money by getting a machine to do it, yet the data centers that they will need to do this job can cost more than hiring an entire state's worth of people to do it.

Hysterical.

I laugh because otherwise I would cry.

software for CC has always had problems with uncommon words and proper nouns.

or I'm in a library (which doesn't allow speakers on its computers - have to carry ear buds I think). and yes the conversion to print is good but has errors. Don't they allow the host to upload a preview of technical terms or key words first?

and you are right. Sometimes the 'interpretation' can be hilarious or leave us scratching our heads trying to figure out what they are trying to say.

I lightly peruse through the transcripts looking for misspellings and correcting names before I hit the post button. While they slip my mind, some of the misinterpretations are hilarious.

The spelling is atrocious!

So many CC's are seriously messed up and hilarious!

He named his daughter Nancy Ann.

Nancy Ann Cianci.

Or: Nan-cy-an-cy-an-cy

Find it very helpful while listening to singers on The Voice.

of reasons, including poor sound quality and the lack of clarity in the speech of some actors. I used to teach English, so I always notice mistakes in the captions, some of which are very funny in context. Love that "sicko pants" example! Maybe we should start a thread with funny examples we come across on a daily basis.

..as a former transcriptionist and editor I tend to get especially cracked up. In my other life, accuracy mattered.

I agree, the translations of spoken words into text are often hilarious.

and there are townspeople reveling and music playing.

The subtitle said "bagpipes playing" but it was fiddles. LOL.

it's Greek to me.