How well does the Audio-to-Text tool handle accents and regional speech?

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Accents are a mixed bag for automated transcription. Clear and rhythmic accents tend to work fine, but strong regional variations confuse the algorithm, especially when pronunciations deviate from standard phonetics. Tools do a decent job when the speaker maintains consistent pacing, but unusual vowel shapes or rolled consonants often lead to substitutions. Fortunately, most transcripts remain understandable with minor corrections.