AI transcription apps sold with up to 99% accuracy claims can drop to 70% or below for millions of accented speakers, and what the training data gap means for every misread word

Pull out your phone and tap record. Speak clearly, slowly, confidently, and watch the words appear on screen. Now say it again in a Scottish brogue, a Nigerian cadence, a South Texas drawl, or the Spanish-inflected English of a Miami kitchen. The words on screen begin to drift. And the app that promised near-perfect results ... Read more