Nvidia released a free speech-to-text model that can transcribe up to 40 languages, but it only works on recordings, not live audio, so it's a big step for meeting and medical transcription tools while still leaving real-time use to rivals like ElevenLabs.
ElevenLabs powers the AI voice on the other end of many customer service calls, and its CEO told me this week that businesses should probably tell you that — at least until reaching a machine is what everyone expects anyway.