Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft's voice typing help names the AI Phi Silica model as the download you can watch before fluid dictation is ready.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“check the progress on the AI Phi Silica model”
Use voice typing to talk instead of typing on your PC, Microsoft Support, 2026, Fluid dictation, Setting up fluid dictation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The help page says the model downloads in the background when you first start voice typing, and that the fluid dictation option stays dimmed until the download finishes.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say that fluid dictation runs only on the NPU, or what happens on a PC where the model is not installed.