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Babytalk brings offline speech recognition to the ESP32
Original: Show HN: Babytalk: Offline speech to text and text to speech on ESP32
Developer tlack has released Babytalk, an open-source project that runs offline speech-to-text and text-to-speech directly on the ESP32 microcontroller. The demo, shared on Hacker News, shows how low-cost hardware can handle voice interaction without any cloud connection. Commenters are discussing the technical constraints of fitting speech models onto such a small, memory-limited chip.
Why now: Running speech recognition entirely offline on a low-cost ESP32 is a notable technical feat that appeals to embedded and hobbyist developers.
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