AssemblyAI Expands PII Redaction and Entity Detection to 47 New Languages

AssemblyAI
has
announced
significant
updates
to
its
PII
Redaction
and
Entity
Detection
features,
enhancing
its
Audio
Intelligence
capabilities.
According
to

AssemblyAI,
the
update
includes
support
for
47
additional
languages
and
16
new
entity
types,
making
the
platform
more
powerful
and
globally
accessible.

Expanded
Language
Support
for
PII
Redaction

The
latest
update
to
AssemblyAI’s
PII
Redaction
feature
now
supports
47
more
languages.
This
enhancement
ensures
that
Personally
Identifiable
Information
(PII)
is
safeguarded
across
various
languages
and
regions,
providing
robust
privacy
measures.
The
feature
allows
users
to
securely
handle
customer
service
calls,
safely
share
user-generated
content,
and
protect
participant
privacy
in
market
research.

PII
Redaction
can
identify
and
remove
sensitive
data
such
as
addresses,
phone
numbers,
and
credit
card
details
from
transcripts.
It
supports
both
text
and
audio
redaction,
ensuring
high
precision
and
accuracy.
The
models
achieve
over
99%
precision,
accuracy,
and
recall
in
major
languages,
including
English,
French,
German,
Italian,
and
Spanish.

Enhancements
in
Entity
Detection

AssemblyAI
has
also
enhanced
its
Entity
Detection
feature
by
adding
16
new
entity
types,
bringing
the
total
to
44.
This
update
allows
users
to
extract
more
value
from
their
audio
data
by
automatically
identifying
and
categorizing
key
information
in
transcripts.
Entity
Detection
supports
the
identification
of
names,
organizations,
addresses,
and
more,
providing
detailed
entity
lists
and
timestamps.

The
feature
is
designed
to
streamline
the
process
of
extracting
meaningful
insights
from
large
volumes
of
audio
data,
making
it
more
efficient
and
less
resource-intensive.
It
supports
various
use
cases,
including
analyzing
call
center
interactions,
categorizing
media
content,
and
extracting
trends
from
market
research
data.

Entity
Detection
delivers
reliable
results
with
99%
accuracy
in
major
languages
and
supports
EU
data
residency
for
13
languages,
helping
users
maintain
regional
compliance
requirements.

Frequently
Asked
Questions

Will
the
expanded
PII
Redaction
and
Entity
Detection
languages
be
supported
by
EU
Data
Residency?

Yes,
13
languages
in
AssemblyAI’s “Best
ASR”
offering
will
be
supported
by
EU
Data
Residency,
including
English,
French,
German,
Italian,
and
Spanish.

What
is
the
quality
of
PII
Redaction
and
Entity
Detection
across
languages?

The
highest
quality
PII
Redaction
and
Entity
Detection
is
found
in
languages
such
as
English,
French,
German,
Italian,
and
Spanish,
with
verified
99%+
precision,
accuracy,
and
recall
results.

How
secure
is
my
data
when
using
AssemblyAI’s
PII
Redaction
and
Entity
Detection?

AssemblyAI
prioritizes
data
security
with
enterprise-grade
encryption
both
in
transit
and
at
rest.
Users
can
request
the
deletion
of
their
data
at
any
time,
and
these
requests
are
handled
promptly.

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