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by lessclue 2771 days ago
What has speech to text got to do with net neutrality?
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Its the same core freedom issue, currently the highest quality speech to text services only exist in the hands of a few tech giants.

Just like with telecoms restricting and throttling access, these silos of technology are holding back progress in numerous fields, hurting the disabled and kneecaping upstart projects and businesses that may challege their dominance.