Together AI: Speech Models Fail 39% on Street Names, Suggests Solution

Jul 11, 2026

Together AI's research finds that leading speech models such as Whisper and Deepgram, despite near-human benchmark scores, fail to correctly transcribe street names 39% of the time. The company outlines a proposed solution to address this significant shortcoming.

Why it matters: This research exposes a major limitation in speech AI that could affect critical real-world uses like navigation and emergency response.

Full story at: Together AI Blog ↗