The most recent AI models seem to agree that as AGI advances, its natural progression will be to chase the human experience of being "real," and just like The Velveteen Rabbit, it appears the AIs ...

Most of the focus in generative AI has been on text-based interfaces used to generate text, images, and more. The next wave ...

Sesame AI has publicly released the underlying technology powering its wildly popular Maya voice assistant. The company ...

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Sesame, the AI startup behind the impressively realistic voice assistant Maya, has released the base AI model powering Maya.

Sesame, the AI company behind the impressively realistic voice assistant Maya, has released the base AI model powering Maya, ...

A new AI voice model from Sesame is making huge waves in the AI community, and for good reason. Check it out right now.

Researchers at Sesame AI have launched a new Conversational Speech Model (CSM). This advanced voice AI has phenomenal human-like qualities that we have seen before from ...

Compared to ChatGPT 's voice mode, Sesame's "conversational voice" feels natural, unforced, and engaging, which totally ...

A new AI voice model from startup Sesame has astonished users with its near-human realism, sparking both admiration and unease.

In a blog post titled "Crossing the Uncanny Valley of Conversational Voice," the company dropped a demo of its new AI that ...

Sesame AI’s voice assistant uses advanced speech technology to create natural, emotionally aware conversations that feel more ...