Frequently Asked Questions
How does ScribeAI work?
ScribeAI is a live transcribing app powered by the OpenAI's Whisper Large v3 and Whisper Large v3 Turbo models.
We have developed several breakthrough techniques that allow us to run these models on device in real-time.
Do you really not collect any data?
Yes. ScribeAI runs completely on your device. There are no servers, no clouds, no accounts. Your data never leaves your phone.
Why does it make my phone go hot?
ScribeAI runs a large AI directly on your phone. This is both compute intensive. As it makes your phone GPU run hard it can sometimes lead to your phone becoming hotter. This is more likely on older iPhones.
Tips to make ScribeAI use less battery / less likely to make your phone run hot:
- Run the Turbo model where possible
- Reduce the live update speed
- Switch to Post-Speech mode
What is the difference between Live Mode and Post-Speech Mode?
Live mode continuously sends audio to the AI model for real-time processing. While this allows for immediate responses, it can be intensive on the device's battery, particularly when using the more detailed models Precise (Whisper Large v3).
Conversely, Post-Speech mode helps conserve battery life by waiting until there is a significant pause in the speech before sending the audio for processing. Not only is this lighter on the battery, but it can also result in a more accurate response, as it allows the model to analyze the speech in its entirety, rather than piece by piece.
Why does ScribeAI not work on my phone?
ScribeAI will only work on iPhones with at least 4GB of RAM. Even on devices with 4GB of RAM it is likely to run slowly and not perform to the expected standard.
ScribeAI Turbo (Whisper Large v3 Turbo) runs best on devices with at least 6GB of RAM.
ScribeAI Precise (Whisper Large v3) runs best on devices with at least 8GB of RAM.
Do you offer Speaker Diarization?
We would like to support this feature in the future. We have tested open-source solutions for this, including models from pyannote, but have found they do not work sufficiently well.
How do I contact you?
Feel free to email us at hello@clinicalai.co.uk. ClinicalAI Ltd is a U.K. based company that has developed the ScribeAI app.