What Happens When Dictation Fails? AICHE Saves Everything.

The short answer: if transcription fails for any reason (server error, network issue, expired subscription, authentication timeout), AICHE automatically retries several times, then saves your recording with AES-256 encryption for manual processing later. You never lose dictated content.

Dictating a 5-minute technical specification to ChatGPT, clicking send, seeing "Connection error" and watching your recording vanish forever destroys flow state and forces you to recreate complex ideas from memory. Every voice input user has experienced this pain.

1. Press your hotkey and dictate normally. AICHE records your audio locally with AES-256 encryption.
2. When you finish, AICHE sends the recording to servers for transcription.

3. If the server is unavailable, network fails, or any error occurs, AICHE automatically retries intelligently (multiple attempts with exponential backoff).
4. If all retries fail, the encrypted recording moves to your Later queue for manual processing when ready.
5. Your recording survives subscription expiration. If your plan lapses mid-transcription, the audio stays encrypted locally until you renew and process it.
6. Your recording survives authentication issues. If you're logged out unexpectedly, re-login and your encrypted audio is still there.
7. The encrypted file cannot be played by simply accessing it on disk. Even if someone copies the file, OS-level encryption makes it unplayable outside AICHE.

Heads-up: this is not just offline mode. Offline mode handles "no internet connection." Intelligent error handling protects against server failures, API errors, subscription lapses, authentication resets, and any other failure scenario. Your content is never deleted due to technical problems.

The pro-tip: the Later queue shows exactly how many recordings are waiting and how much storage space they occupy. You can process the entire queue with one click when connectivity or subscription status is restored. No need to manually retry each recording.

Result: you dictate 8 voice notes during a subway commute with spotty connection. Three fail to process immediately due to network interruptions. All 8 recordings are safely encrypted locally. When you reach your destination with stable internet, you click "Process Queue" and all 8 transcriptions complete in under 30 seconds.

Do this now: record a voice note, then immediately turn off your internet connection or close AICHE mid-processing. Your recording will appear in the Later queue, encrypted and protected, ready to process when you restore connection.