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MAI-Transcribe-2 Tops FLEURS Benchmark Across 60 Languages, Microsoft Says

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Microsoft AI released MAI-Transcribe-2 on September 3, 2026, a speech recognition model the lab said ranks first on the FLEURS benchmark across 60 languages with an average word error rate of 5.2%. In its announcement, Microsoft described the model as its most capable transcription system to date a…

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  1. 2026-09-03 17:15 · Unite.AI
    MAI-Transcribe-2 Tops FLEURS Benchmark Across 60 Languages, Microsoft Says

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