Into The Podverse · 2026-06-17 · 17 min
Why do global transcription tools fail the moment we start speaking Pidgin ? In this episode of Into The Podverse , host Tony Doe sits down with Tobiloba , the founder of Autrans , to discuss the creation of an AI transcription tool built specifically for African voices. Tobiloba reveals the frustration of using mainstream tools that "flinch" at Nigerian accents or "correct" meaningful local slang into stiff, incorrect English. He explains how Autrans was designed from the ground up to handle code-switching, the natural way we switch between English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo mid-sentence. Key topics covered in this episode: The Training Gap: Why a lack of African voices in global AI training data leads to poor transcription for local creators. Workflow Hacks for Podcasters: How to use Autrans’ AI assistant , topic maps , and key quotes to save hours of editing and content creation. Privacy & Ownership: Why Autrans treats your unreleased audio as a "baseline" for security and refuses to use your data to train their models without permission.
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