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With speech-to-text software, you don't need to use your fingers to create digital text. The best dictation software is fast, accessible, and helpful for anyone who can't type.

Voice recognition—the computer-science term for the ability of a machine to accurately transcribe what is being said—is improving rapidly thanks in part to recent advances in AI.