In today's rapidly developing world of artificial intelligence, SoundHound AI once again showcases its market potential. This tech company, focused on conversational AI, has recently announced a series of positive developments, including showcasing cutting-edge technology at an investor conference and successfully partnering with the chain restaurant Torchys Tacos. Technological breakthroughs and business expansion go hand in hand. At the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference on December 4, SoundHound's CFO Nitesh Sharan provided investors with a detailed overview of the company.

Recently, WPS Office launched its AI voice transcription feature, which is enhanced by WPS AI technology and deeply integrated with WPS cloud documents, providing users with a faster, more accurate, and smarter voice-to-text experience. This new feature not only supports real-time recording and audio import for voice-to-text conversion but also enables translations between multiple languages, including Chinese and English, ensuring the integrity of recording files. Even if there is an unexpected exit during the recording process, users can return to the task and continue recording.

Hume AI, a startup focused on emotional intelligent voice interfaces, has recently launched an experimental feature called 'Voice Control.' This new tool is designed to help developers and users create personalized AI voices without any coding, AI prompt engineering, or sound design skills. Users can easily customize voices to meet their needs by precisely adjusting voice characteristics. This new feature builds on the company's previously launched 'Empathetic Voice Interface 2' (EVI2), which enhances the naturalness of speech.

Recently, Rivian's Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid confirmed in a showroom in Venice, California, that the Rivian R1T and R1S models will feature a new AI voice assistant set to launch in 2025. This assistant will support text-to-speech messaging functionalities, aimed at enhancing the user's intelligent experience within the vehicle. Bensaid mentioned that the team started developing the text messaging voice integration feature two years ago, but the current solutions did not meet the company's standards.

From a simple Chrome extension to an AI voice empire valued at over $20 million, PlayAI is redefining the imagination of human-computer interaction with sound technology. Founders Hammad Syed and Mahmoud Felfel have woven a world of possibilities with code and algorithms. This is not just a voice technology company; it is a magical factory that can instantly transform text into lifelike sounds. The core charm of PlayAI lies in its astonishing voice cloning and generation capabilities.

ElevenLabs is a startup focused on AI voice cloning and text-to-speech APIs, recently announcing a new feature that allows users to build complete conversational AI agents. Users can now customize various parameters of the conversational agent, such as voice tone and response length, according to their needs on ElevenLabs' developer platform. Previously, ElevenLabs mainly offered various voice and text-to-speech services. The company's growth director, Sam Sklar, stated that...

According to AI media outlet 'Digital Life Kazek', WeChat Official Accounts have quietly rolled out a new feature - AI Voice Cloning, aimed at enhancing users' reading experience. This update is reflected in version 2.29.1 of the official accounts, allowing users to read articles in their own voice, greatly enhancing content personalization. Users can find the 'Reading Voice' option in the backend settings to create their own unique voice. The process of creating a voice is relatively simple; users just need to read a piece of text on the spot, and the system will quickly perform voice cloning.

Google officially launched the new Gemini application on the Apple App Store, introducing the voice interaction feature Gemini Live, marking a significant breakthrough in the smart voice assistant field. Meanwhile, Apple's plan to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into Siri also indicates an intensifying competition in this area. As an upgraded version of Bard released by Google in 2023, Gemini is

Recently, Google launched a new AI voice assistant, Gemini Live, which allows users to engage in more natural conversations and supports 10 languages. Initially, Gemini Live was only available to paying users, but now all iOS and Android users can download and use it for free. Users can experience smoother human-machine interaction through the application, breaking the limitations of traditional voice assistants. One of the features of Gemini Live is its ability to conduct multi-turn conversations.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has recently signed a landmark agreement with the AI voice company Ethovox, setting clear regulations for the AI application of actor voice data. This agreement not only provides a reliable framework for the entertainment industry’s use of AI technology but also establishes new standards for protecting actors' rights. According to the agreement, actors will receive dual revenue guarantees: an upfront payment for voice recordings and ongoing revenue sharing from the application of AI voice models. More importantly, any use of voice data requires consent.

The research team at Tsinghua University recently released a mobile sound source simulation platform named SonicSim, aiming to address the current data scarcity in the field of voice processing for mobile sound source scenarios. This platform is built on the Habitat-sim simulation platform, capable of realistically simulating real-world acoustic environments, providing higher quality data support for the training and evaluation of voice separation and enhancement models. Existing voice separation and enhancement datasets are mostly based on static sound sources, which are inadequate for the needs of mobile sound source scenarios.

This is an AI voice note application I've been using recently—NotesGPT, and I highly recommend it to everyone! It has completely transformed the way I record and organize information, saving me a lot of time and significantly boosting my efficiency. Rather than calling it software, it’s more of an AI assistant that enhances productivity. Key features and advantages of NotesGPT: Accurate Voice Transcription: NotesGPT has exceptional voice recognition capabilities, with a high transcription accuracy rate, maintaining good recognition results even in noisy environments.

Healthcare AI company Suki announced that it has successfully raised $70 million in new funding. This funding will be used for the development of its products, including an AI-driven voice assistant designed for clinical practitioners. Caption note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from provider Midjourney. Suki's founder and CEO Punit Soni stated, "The demand for AI in the healthcare industry is growing, and we are proud to offer a fully functional solution that seamlessly interoperates with existing tools."