Microsoft launches MAI-Transcribe-2, a faster, cheaper and more accurate speech model

emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-05

Microsoft has released MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech recognition model the company claims is faster, more accurate and more economical than existing options.

The item comes from a French-language AI daily digest, which also notes Thinking Machines is reportedly negotiating a $1B raise at a $40B valuation.

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