Before digital dictation came along, there might not have been a new technology with such universal appeal to lawyers of all shapes, sizes, shades and colours since the introduction of the tape-recording dictaphone. But it has not always been held in such high regard.
Witness this remark, from a conversation four years ago between the then fledgling Legal IT magazine and a highly-respected figure in the legal industry: “If you look at the area of voice and speech technologies, you will find a whole industry full of scoundrels and snake-oil merchants. The technology does not work, the suppliers are all about to go bust – and good riddance. My advice would be to steer well clear of it.”
