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Dictate Natural Brain-Dumps Using Improved Speech-to-Text Accuracy

Capture multilingual ideas on-the-go with noise-robust dictation.

Take advantage of the improved speech-to-text engine in ChatGPT for hands-free brainstorming. It is specifically optimized for noisy environments and multilingual users.

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The Scenario

You are walking through a noisy city or working in a busy office and need to capture a brain-dump of ideas that might involve technical terms in multiple languages.

Before & after

The old way

Recording ideas in a busy cafe or while commuting often leads to messy transcripts that require 15-20 minutes of manual editing to fix typos and language switches.

With AI

Dictate your notes directly into ChatGPT using the updated speech-to-text model. It captures mixed-language ideas and noisy backgrounds perfectly in 1-2 minutes.

The Prompt

[ACTIVATE DICTATION MODE] I am going to dictate a series of thoughts about [TOPIC]. Please transcribe this accurately, even if I switch between [LANGUAGE A] and [LANGUAGE B].

The June 2026 update significantly improved dictation accuracy for multilingual speakers and added robustness for noisy environments.

Source

Model Release Notes | OpenAI Help Center
"The update improves transcription accuracy across languages and accents... Dictation is also more robust in noisy public spaces."