Show HN: Teach a speech model (en) a name by saying it once, on your Mac
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I wanted to see if a speech model could spell a name better if it heard it, not just read it. Most STT tools handle custom words as text (keyterm list, fixing transcript after with llm, etc). So I trained an adapter to try it, specifically a LoRA on Qwen3-ASR 1.7b (see benchmark). This LoRA transcribes words only after it hears a recording of each of your custom words. To make this model easier to use in day-to-day life, we also built Detail Keeper. It's a Mac app where you can put this…
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Show HN: Teach a speech model (en) a name by saying it once, on your Mac was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 5 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #26 of 30, reached on Nov 6, 16:20 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 17:50 UTC.
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#26 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 6, 16:20 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
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It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (5 checks) since.
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3 points and 0 comments; submitted by Angus1192 on Nov 5, 2026.