AUTOMATIC LANGUAGE PROCESSOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R001300060005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 1, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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1 SEP 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Computer Services
SUBJECT : Automatic Language Prow:seer
REFERENCE : Memo drd 15 tug 66 to D//S, CiDDP/93, C/SSG
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1. Last fial the former Director of Computer Services offered the I *rector
of Medical Services the opportunity to participate in an experiment using the
Automatic Language Processor to tratscribe venom of Pelichistric interview
from stenograph tape to hard copy. I he Office at vtedical Services was Aeaset
to have the opportunity to participate in this experiment and would be ece?ally
pleased to take advantage of whatriver opportunity obey exist for continuirg the
experimentation. In general, the eysteth has worked well for our purpmes and
while we find that there is still a -moderate perceatage of error it is protably
not greater than we would expect from an inexper !laced typist.
2. On an average, we have about 40 reports a week which are colleted at
the rate of about four a day by the Office of Compumr Services in the torn of
dictsphone tape. 'Me reports are transcribed in your office from the clic:tailbone
tape to etenograph tape and then processed by the Automatic Language Processor.
We have tio inibrmation about the cost to you for zlie time of the sortotypist or the
ALP. We estimate, however, that dila service sives us about one-half ta two-
thirds of a man-week each week for the time it vvolld take a typist to tratiscribe
directly from the dictaphone tape to typed copy. Considering the time of the
sterotypiat and the computer, I suspect that there is a significant cost at vantage
to the direct manual method of trnrisc-iption. ibwever, if the ALP service were
to be discontinued it would certainly have a seriols effect upon our ability to keep
our workload current.
3. A canvass of other Support components ha; not developed any addition&
Interest. 'Me Office of Personnel has panicipated in some very limited =pert -
mentation with the Automatic Laqt,,uage ilocessur -hor transcription of stanograph
motes. In this case, they used their own stenotypist who has not been specially
trained for the ALP atui they have fourd the spate n less than satisfactor. for
their purposes.
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4. In short, while we wrnld like to continue tn participate in any
experimentation and use the service 1,1 t rather limited way if you conaue
to offer it, we d3 not have a requirement which could be used to support a
justification for retaining or acquiring in Automatic L.anguage Process:4i.
SA-DD/S:RHW:dek (1 Sept 66)
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