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Hugging Face Can Now Rank Every Open-Source Voice AI in Hours
More than 8,000 text-to-speech models exist, but testing them has always taken too long. A new automated scorecard changes that, and puts open-source voices on equal footing for the first time.
Google's Gemini can now invent a voice from scratch, in 100 languages
Two new text-to-speech models let anyone design a custom character voice, dub in dozens of accents, or clone their own voice from a 30-second sample.
Pocket FM now makes 99% of its new audio content with AI, and revenue has hit $500 million
The Indian audio storytelling app has slashed production costs by 80 times and grown its library to 770,000 series. Humans still write the ideas. AI does almost everything else.
NVIDIA's Free, Open Voice AI Now Speaks 12 Languages and Responds in Under a Tenth of a Second
A new version of NVIDIA's Magpie text-to-speech model adds Arabic, Korean and Portuguese, and runs fast enough on your own hardware to keep voice assistants feeling natural.
Apple's New On-Device AI Voice Tech Makes Siri Sound More Human, Without Sending Your Audio to the Cloud
A research paper from Apple's machine learning team reveals the audio engine behind Siri's more expressive new voices. All the processing happens on your iPhone, using a chip you already have.
Fish Audio raises $50 million to let anyone clone a voice, but consent questions linger
The Palo Alto startup has 8 million users and $21 million in annual revenue. Its new funding will push into enterprise contracts and more advanced models. A recent controversy over unauthorised voice uploads is not fully resolved.
Voice AI Can Talk, But Can It Actually Listen?
A large-scale human study finds today's best voice models often miss the pauses, hesitations, and tone shifts that make real conversation work.