@oliviscusAI: microsoft just released a tool that transcribes a full hour of audio at once, tracking who spoke and when. it's called …
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Microsoft released vibevoice, a 7B model that transcribes up to an hour of audio in one shot with built-in speaker diarization and timestamps, supporting 50+ languages and running locally without API costs.
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microsoft just released a tool that transcribes a full hour of audio at once, tracking who spoke and when.
it’s called vibevoice
the 7b model processes the full recording in one shot instead of chunking it, so speaker identity and context never break across segments
→ full speaker diarization built in, not bolted on → structured timestamps for every speaker turn → supports 50+ languages
runs locally, no api costs.
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