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India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call

Learn how voice AI technology is evolving beyond simple phone calls to create more natural, human-like interactions with computers and devices.

Aug 2530

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Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps

Learn to build a basic voice-controlled macOS application that demonstrates the core concepts behind Meta's Muse Spark model for voice dictation.

Aug 2016

NVIDIA Releases NemotronLabs VoiceChat 11B: An Open Full-Duplex Speech-to-Speech Model with ~450 ms Turn-Taking and Live Tool Calling

Learn about NVIDIA's new AI model that enables natural, real-time voice conversations with computers, featuring full-duplex communication and live tool calling.

Aug 911

The AI Notetaker Has Been Invited to All the Meetings

This explainer explores the advanced AI technologies behind real-time meeting notetaking systems, examining the complex integration of speech recognition, natural language processing, and automated summarization that enables modern workplace AI tools.

Aug 452

GPT Transcribe improves on its predecessor but can't catch ElevenLabs, Google, or Mistral on error rates

Learn how GPT Transcribe works and why speech recognition technology matters in everyday life.

Jul 2931

tech

Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget

Smart rings are emerging as a compelling alternative to traditional voice assistants, offering discreet and intuitive AI interaction through wearable technology.

Jul 2844

People are quietly recording every conversation they have with AI, and the person across the table has no idea

This article explores the technical mechanisms and ethical implications of ambient AI recording, where conversations are captured without consent, raising critical questions about privacy, data ownership, and trust in technology.

Jul 2579

Best Open Speech Recognition (ASR) Models in 2026: WER, Languages, Latency, and License Compared

In 2026, the open-source speech recognition landscape has diversified beyond Whisper's dominance, with several models now competing closely on performance metrics. A detailed comparison reveals nuanced trade-offs in accuracy, language support, and latency.

Jul 2347

Cohere Transcribe Arabic is an open-source model built for Arabic's toughest transcription problems

Cohere has launched Transcribe Arabic, an open-source speech recognition model that outperforms existing tools in handling Arabic dialects and bilingual speech.

Jul 742

NVIDIA Releases Audex (Nemotron-Labs-Audex-30B-A3B): A Unified Audio-Text LLM That Preserves the Text Intelligence of Its Backbone

Learn how NVIDIA's new AI system Audex combines audio and text processing in one powerful model, preserving text intelligence while adding speech capabilities.

Jul 755

Interfaze Ships diffusion-gemma-asr-small, an Open-Source Diffusion ASR Model Transcribing Six Languages via DiffusionGemma’s Parallel Denoising Decoder

Learn how a new AI model called diffusion-gemma-asr-small uses a 'diffusion' approach to transcribe speech in six languages more efficiently than traditional methods.

Jul 270

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Equal AI raised $30M to screen phone calls for Indians who get 20 spam calls a week

Learn how to build a basic AI-powered call screening system using Python and speech recognition technologies, similar to Equal AI's spam call filtering solution.

Jun 1169