AI voice dictation is having a moment. These tools do more than transcribe—they read context, add punctuation, and learn your style. Many creators say they work two to three times faster. Two weeks ago I started using Wispr Flow Pro. Here is what I found.
The Good
There is no doubt this has been a real productivity boost. It does not feel like the old dictation tools because the AI cleans up many of the hesitations and course corrections that appear in normal speech and turns them into clean text. On my Mac, roughly a third of my typing has already been replaced by speaking to Wispr Flow.
The Shift
Over two weeks another effect became clear. AI Voice dictation makes it too easy to pour out ideas in one continuous run. That ease makes crisp sentences harder because you lose the micro pauses that come with typing. When I type, the slower pace gives me a moment to subconsciously choose the next words. With Wispr I have to pause, decide on the full sentence, and then dictate it. If I skip that pause the draft runs long and starts to drift, even though the ideas are sound.
AI voice dictation has lowers my effort of producing words, so I tend to write more. As these tools take off, we will see much more text. That’ll shift effort to the reader unless the author chooses to trim the output consciously. AI-driven summarization is strong already, but it is better when the writer does the editing.
The (temporary) Bad
On iOS the workflow still feels rough for two reasons.
- Wispr installs as a second keyboard, so I tap the globe, choose Wispr, and hit the mic to start dictation. Its keyboard shows numbers instead of letters, which makes quick fixes hard. When I need to edit a word written by Wispr, I have to switch back to the original system keyboard to type. The back and forth adds friction and keeps me from using it all the time.
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Second, Wispr opens its app to request microphone access and then returns to the app you were using. iOS does not let third-party keyboards start the mic in place. The round trip confused me at first. A longer timeout helps, yet the switch still appears now and then and breaks flow.
As a result I rarely use it on my phone. A seamless integration would change that, but it is not there yet. I expect the Wispr team to improve the mobile experience and remove most of this friction in upcoming versions.
TLDR
I’m bullish on AI dictation. Voice is definitely faster but composing is different. You should treat it as a new writing mode, not “faster typing.” The shift is cognitive, not just mechanical: you need to think much more about the sentence first, then speak it.
These tools excel at assisting long drafts, notes, and LLM prompts. Plan on a brief edit at the end if you want crisp prose.