Otter.ai, a voice transcription service, is facing a lawsuit for allegedly recording users’ voices without consent to train its AI technology. The complaint highlights that while the service's privacy policy mentions the use of recorded voices for AI training, it does not seek permission from participants who do not have Otter accounts. The lawsuit claims violations of several privacy laws, aiming to establish a class action with over 100 plaintiffs sharing similar concerns.

Handy is a free, open-source speech-to-text application that works offline and prioritizes user privacy. Built with Tauri, it allows users to transcribe speech directly into text fields using configurable keyboard shortcuts, without sending audio to the cloud. The application supports various models for transcription and is designed to be extensible for further development by the community.