The future of speech recognition technology is focused on ensuring pilots can spend more time on the mission. The demand for speech to text and text to speech services is fuelled by the need to make content available in many different formats. The medical field is using speech recognition technology to update patients' records in real-time. Speech recognition technology is growing in popularity, especially among white-collar workers. The development of the IoT and big data are going to lead to even deeper uptake of speech recognition technology.