Automatic transcription of sensitive data is now also available to students through MyJYU AI Transcription
With the MyJYU AI Transcription, a user conducting research can conveniently record audio, such as interviews related to research or a thesis, using the MyJYU mobile application and send them automatically for transcription and translation to Researchvideo. For example, transcribing a 2-hour recording can take as little as 10 minutes. In less than a year, Researchvideo has produced over 3000 transcripts, about 900 of which are through MyJYU!
The service has been created and audited to be very secure, thus enabling the handling of sensitive and confidential material, provided that the used device's system updates are up to date. Previously, the use of the service for recording and transcribing sensitive data was only possible on staff devices or separately through Researchvideo.
The following two updates will enable the recording of sensitive data via MyJYU also when using students' own devices.
Device-level biometric identification and system version check
As of March 10, 2025, the MyJYU application has been updated to a version that requires biometric identification at the device level before using the recorder. In other words, only facial or fingerprint recognition will unlock the recording feature.
Before starting to record, make sure that the latest version of the MyJYU application (2.6.23 or newer) is installed on your phone, that biometric identification is enabled, and that your device's system updates are up to date.
The application will notify you if your device does not have a sufficiently new system version installed.
If you need to record and transcribe sensitive material but your device does not support the latest system updates or biometric identification, you can carry out the recording using Zoom, following JYU's .
A bug in the MyJYU AI Transcription service that could cut off part of a long recording has also been fixed.
More information
The MyJYU AI Transcription service and Researchvideo have been developed by Digital Services and are supported by the Open Science Center.
