NYT reporter calls Wispr Flow 'astonishing,' then says he wants to murder it with a hammer
jxmnop · x · 2026-09-06
Voice dictation tool Wispr Flow sparked a tech-press controversy: a New York Times reporter admitted its speed and accuracy were "astonishing," then launched into a diatribe arguing people shouldn't be allowed to use voice dictation, wanting to "murder it with a hammer." One reply called the take "ableist," pointing to dictation's value for disabled users.
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