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Ubuntu’s ‘Myna’ AI lets you talk instead of type – but how does it work

Canonical announced Myna, a lightweight AI-powered speech-to-text tool for Ubuntu, set to debut in Ubuntu 26.10 in October. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth aims to position the distro as the operating system for the 'agentic' era, with Myna as the first feature.

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As you will know, Ubuntu is adding AI features this year, and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth hopes the distro will become the OS for the ‘agentic’ era. But big ambitions begin with a small seed, and the first is planted is a speech-to-text tool dubbed Myna. Name: Myna. Age: Minus 4 months (it’ll debut in Ubuntu 26.10, out in October). Appearance: A keyboard shortcut you press to avoid using your keyboard for typing. What’s this about? A “lightweight speech-to-text application” powered by AI. You press a hotkey to activate it, talk at your computer and, like magic, your words appear on screen. Canonical’s VP […]

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