Having been involved in applications of speech recognitions since the early 1990s, I can say that modern speech recognition and connected-speech dictation is a

Having been involved in applications of speech recognitions since the early 1990s, I can say that modern speech recognition and connected-speech dictation is a near-miraculous acceleration of of technological progress in that area. I can speak into my wristwatch in a noisy bar to reply to a text and get reliable transcription. Amazing!