Artificial intelligence voice company ElevenLabs has once again captured attention, having just completed a Series C funding round totaling $250 million, with a valuation between $3 billion and $3.3 billion. This round was led by ICONIQ Growth, demonstrating strong market confidence in AI voice technology. Just a year ago, ElevenLabs completed an $80 million Series B funding, when its valuation was only a third of what it is now, highlighting the company's rapid growth. ElevenLabs was founded by Mat

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.

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.

Recently, Oute AI released a novel text-to-speech synthesis method called OuteTTS-0.1-350M. This method utilizes pure language modeling without the need for external adapters or complex architectures, offering a simplified TTS approach. OuteTTS-0.1-350M is based on the LLaMa architecture, using WavTokenizer to directly generate audio tokens, making the process more efficient. The model features zero-shot voice cloning capability, requiring only a few seconds of reference audio.

Recently, a shocking case of AI voice cloning fraud has drawn widespread attention, highlighting the significant risks associated with this technology. Jay Shuster, a well-known consumer protection lawyer, nearly fell victim to this high-tech scam when the fraudster used AI to imitate Jay's voice, claiming he had been arrested for drunk driving and urgently needed $30,000 in 'bail money.' Astonishingly, the scammer was able to create a convincing voice clone using just 15 seconds of TV interview audio. Despite Jay having previously warned his family to be cautious of such scams, they still...

Shenzhen Riecho Technology Co., Ltd. recently issued a statement confirming that the audio portion of the audiovisual materials circulated on September 16 was cloned by the suspect using its self-developed Reecho AI voice generation model platform. The audio is derived from a live broadcast segment by Lu. The company has initiated an internal review mechanism to strengthen user identity authentication and audio generation security management to ensure the lawful and compliant use of the technology. Reecho stated that as a startup team established less than a year ago, we are committed to frontier technologies in audio and anthropomorphic artificial intelligence.

In today's rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence, voice synthesis and transformation technologies are evolving at an extraordinary pace, providing us with incredibly realistic and natural audio experiences. However, these technological advancements also bring potential security risks, particularly as 'voice cloning' technology could be exploited by malicious individuals, threatening personal privacy and social stability. In response to this challenge, the Intelligent System Security Laboratory of Zhejiang University and Tsinghua University have joined forces to launch a revolutionary audio forgery detection framework - SafeEar. This framework not only efficiently detects forged audio but also ensures privacy protection during the detection process.

In today's rapidly advancing technology, speech synthesis technology is also progressing, especially in the field of restoring lost voices. Recently, Google researchers introduced a new technology called 'Zero-shot Voice Transfer' which can be directly integrated with state-of-the-art Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems to help those who have lost their voices due to illness or accidents regain their 'voice memory'. The core of this technology is its 'zero-shot' capability, meaning that we do not need a large number of samples to achieve this.

Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed eight laws addressing challenges in the field of artificial intelligence. These laws aim to tackle issues related to the existential risks posed by AI systems, the deepfake production of nude images by AI generators, and the creation of AI clones of deceased actors by Hollywood studios. Among these, SB926 criminalizes the creation and distribution of deepfake nude images and defines using AI-generated nude images resembling others for blackmail as illegal. The SB981 bill requires social media platforms to establish user reporting channels for relevant content.

Recently, the online sales industry has undergone a revolutionary change! A startup named Rep.ai has just announced the completion of a $7.5 million funding round, aiming to launch a brand new AI digital clone technology. This technology will help businesses create virtual sales representatives capable of conducting real-time video and audio conversations, truly providing 24/7 services and transforming our traditional shopping experience. Rep.ai was formerly known as ServiceBell, and they have rebranded to focus on developing these lifelike AI clones.

During a recent signing ceremony, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of new laws aimed at the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which are relatively strict on a national level. The new regulations comprise five items, three of which specifically address AI deepfake technology that could impact elections, while the other two concern the cloning of Hollywood actors' voices and images. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. The new law AB2655 requires large online platforms...

Amazon has launched the AI Cloning Narrator project aimed at accelerating audiobook production. The project invites narrators to submit recordings to train AI for 'voice cloning'. Narrators can choose to participate in the project voluntarily, including live performances or AI-generated recordings. Audiobooks using AI cloning will be labeled on the product detail page, and narrators will be compensated through a royalty-sharing model, requiring narrator consent for AI cloning use. After beta testing in the U.S., this feature will expand to rights holders, aiming to provide narrators with more creative opportunities and enhance the audiobook market.

Butterflies AI has launched a 'cloning' feature that allows users to upload a selfie, and the AI generates a digital avatar with a unique backstory and personality. This feature is designed to help users explore different life possibilities in a fun way. The generated AI characters can mimic users' experiences in specific scenarios, such as traveling. Founder Vu Tran, a former Snap engineer, aims to provide more engaging AI products beyond just chatbots. The app has successfully raised $4.8 million in funding and supports iOS and Android.