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Local journalist on discovering his name in erroneous AI transcription

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz
Published November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM HST
A screenshot from Aloha State Daily article about an AI transcription gone wrong.
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A screenshot from an Aloha State Daily article about an AI transcription gone wrong.

The Conversation continued on the theme of artificial intelligence on Tuesday. HPR heard from A. Kam Napier, the editor-in-chief of Aloha State Daily, after reading a blog he wrote about AI transcriptions gone wrong.

Find Napier’s story about an AI hiccup in the captions of a Honolulu City Council meeting video here.

HPR's Catherine Cruz with A. Kam Napier.
HPR
HPR's Catherine Cruz with A. Kam Napier.

This story aired on The Conversation on Nov. 18, 2025. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m.
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