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+type: idea
+title: voice recognition improvement
+tags: [ai, voice, nlp, software]
+status: raw
+first_captured: 2026-03-14
+updated: 2026-04-10
+sources:
+ - sources/ideaflow/2026-03-14_voice-rec-not-great-rn-foreign-ast-names.md
+ - sources/google-sheets-ideas.md
+---
+
+# voice recognition improvement
+
+voice recognition is not great right now, especially for foreign names, AST names, companies, etc. "arguably the most important" — improving this could be very impactful. this is a critical dependency for the [[always-on-ai-assistant|always-on AI assistant]] and the [[brain-rewinder|brain rewinder]] which both rely on accurate transcription.
+
+**spreadsheet evaluation:** excitement 5/10. tech depth 7/10, labeled [ARCHIVE] ("research problem, not a 2mo project"). while technically deep, this is a massive scope problem best suited for dedicated research labs.
+
+---
+
+## timeline
+
+- [2026-03-14] captured — foreign name recognition as key gap
+- [2026-04-10] google sheets evaluation — 5/10 excitement, [ARCHIVE] tier (research problem)