Transcribe YouTube videos with Whisper.cpp

1 · Parker Moore · Jan. 4, 2024, 6:38 a.m.
I can read more quickly than I can listen. I can search a text file but not an audio file. There are many cases when the written word is superior to the spoken word, but sometimes the source data is spoken. Can I extract spoken word data into something written? Whisper.cpp is an ML model which interprets spoken words and outputs written words and can be run on a Mac laptop. Simon Willison frequently refers to his use of MacWhisper on his blog, so I thought I’d try my hand at a command-line appro...