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Is it possible to “write” using speech-to-text software?
Turning the spoken word into clear prose requires more planning than the human brain is capable of
VOICE TECHNOLOGY has come a long way. Just a few years ago, it would’ve been unusable, so much so that many people gave up on it in the early years.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Lost in dictation”
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