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discovery · Source published 2022-09-21

Transcribing speech on infrastructure you control

Whisper provides downloadable speech-recognition models for transcription, language identification, translation into English, and caption-making without requiring a hosted speech service.

discovery · Source published 2023-08-22

Moving between speech and text across languages

SeamlessM4T joins speech recognition, text translation, speech translation, and speech generation in one multilingual research model family.

discovery · Source published 2026-09-14

One implant, speech and gesture together.

UCSF researchers showed that neural signals recorded through one high-density implant could support simultaneous decoding of attempted speech and communicative gestures in people with paralysis.

discovery · Source published 2026-08-28

A speech benchmark begins to listen beyond English.

Hugging Face and Voice Arena added Hindi and Indian English evaluation to an open speech-recognition leaderboard with held-out/private splits and demographic and geographic test design.

discovery · Source published 2026-09-23

A Swedish speech model brings fast transcription closer to home.

Klang’s released speech model offers a practical choice about where Swedish audio is processed. Its benchmark gains are promising, with important differences between speed and accuracy.

model-family · Source published date unknown

Voxtral Realtime: license, size and what is open

A compact streaming speech-recognition model designed for low-latency transcription through a realtime API.

discovery · Source published 2024-08-14

A way back to conversation.

A man with ALS used an experimental brain–computer interface to turn attempted speech into conversation.

discovery · Source published 2026-10-01

Legato puts hearing assistance in eyeglass frames. The tradeoffs matter.

Legato says its U.S. launch pairs on-frame speech processing with open-ear audio and prescription-lens options. Listed prices start at $999; listening, fit and availability will determine its usefulness.

discovery · Source published 2026-06-15

A voice in everyday life.

Casey Harrell used a brain–computer interface at home to communicate and operate his computer without researchers present.

discovery · Source published 2026-10-19

An AI scam warning before you send the money

Google DeepMind and Singapore’s GovTech are developing on-device scam protection. The goal is a timely warning while keeping conversations private. Public rollout is still ahead.

discovery · Source published 2026-10-27

Google’s Genie 4 adds sound and conversation to worlds you can explore

Google DeepMind’s new world model lets testers steer generated scenes while their surroundings and characters respond. Access remains limited, and a convincing scene is not a validated simulation.

discovery · Source published 2026-10-27

Liquid AI releases small models for local text, vision and voice tasks

LFM3 brings downloadable models to everyday devices, with a focus on specialized applications. Hardware requirements, software integration and a custom commercial license still shape what developers can build.

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Open-Source & Open-Weight AI Models: Compare and Run Locally

Compare 15 AI model families by license, size and openness. Inspect documented local candidates, try a sourced setup guide, and download a dated comparison.