Romania equips courts with AI to speed up transcriptions
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The Romanian Ministry of Justice installed artificial intelligence transcribers in over 1,000 courtrooms across the country using funds from the European Union’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The project, completed over 32 months, centers around the OPTIMUS platform. OPTIMUS captures audio during court hearings and then uses speech-to-text technology to convert it into written text. The system identifies speakers and stores the information, connecting to the existing ECRIS system that manages court case files.
Ministry officials first tested the technology in six courtrooms as a pilot project before expanding it nationwide to 245 judicial institutions. OPTIMUS includes several components, such as OPTIMUS ASR for automatic transcription, OPTIMUS Recorder for audio capture, and an interface for managing the system. The Ministry of Justice reports that, under ideal conditions, the AI can transcribe audio up to 100 times faster than manual transcription.
The platform’s data remains under the control of the Ministry, allowing for future development and improvements.
