How Autrans is Solving AI Transcription for African Languages with Tobiloba Sulaimon

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. Localised Pricing: The decision to price in Naira (starting at just 200 Naira per file) to eliminate the need for currency converters and support African creators.

The Future of African AI: Tobiloba’s vision for building internal models that belong to us, rather than "borrowing intelligence" from abroad. Stop settling for "neat and wrong" transcripts.

It’s time to see and hear ourselves exactly the way we speak. Try it for free today: autrans.online Follow the host: @TonyDoeMedia Hosted on: This episode's transcript is here.