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What is Speech-to-text?
Also called: Speech recognition, transcription
Speech-to-text turns spoken language into written text.
Example
A voice message is shown as text automatically.
For pros
Quality depends on audio quality, accent and jargon. Only record meetings if everyone has agreed beforehand. In Germany, recording private conversations without permission is a criminal offence (Section 201 of the Criminal Code); other countries have their own rules.
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Sources: platform.openai.com , § 201 StGB , EUR-Lex (EU) 2016/679 , Wikipedia · Checked on 19 October 2026
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