How to Use OpenAIs Whisper in React Native @codewithbeto
How to Use OpenAIs Whisper in React Native  @codewithbeto
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In this video, I’ll show you how to integrate Whisper locally using whisper.rn, so you can transcribe audio offline, for free, and in multiple languages.
Perfect if you want to add voice features to your mobile app.

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⌚️ Timestamps ⌚️
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Demo
07:44 - About Whisper & Whisper.rn
10:40 - Creating a new project
12:30 - Installing dependencies
15:07 - Creating a development build
16:58 - Initializing & Downloading Whisper
27:01 - Downloading models on device
37:44 - Initializing Whisper from downloaded file
50:42 - Implementing live transcription
1:04:57 - Recap

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