Why WhatsApp voice notes break general-purpose transcription

Dev.to•Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 09:08 AM•2 min read

Most speech-to-text is benchmarked on audio that looks nothing like a WhatsApp voice note. The standard evaluation sets are read speech, broadcast news, or recorded interviews: single speaker, decent microphone, one language, quiet room, speaker aware they are being recorded. A WhatsApp voice n...

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