๐ป Technology Live Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test. TE TechCrunch 31 Jul 2026 5 days ago 1 min read TechCrunch โ 31 July 2026 Text: Aโ A+ 19 0 0 ๐๏ธ Listen ๐ Translate ๐ Translate: ๐ฌ๐ง EN ๐ธ๐ฆ AR ๐ต๐ฐ UR ๐ฎ๐ณ HI ๐ซ๐ท FR ๐ช๐ธ ES ๐ฉ๐ช DE ๐น๐ท TR ๐จ๐ณ ZH ๐ท๐บ RU ๐ง๐ท PT โ ๐๏ธ AI Podcast โ Two-Host Discussion Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human Kokoro TTS ยท ~5 min episode ยท American English voices โ ๐ค Voice Selectionโผ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A ๐ฅ Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B ๐ฆ Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) ๐๏ธ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking โ Generating podcastโฆ Synthesising speech โ will play automatically when readyโฆ โถ 0:00 / 0:00 1ร The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test. This report comes from TechCrunch. The story centres on Sm Read Full Story at TechCrunch โ Advertisement corporate ai ticker:GE ticker:MMM React: ๐ฅ0 ๐ฎ0 ๐ข0 ๐ก0 โค๏ธ0 ๐ค0 Read original story at TechCrunch Sources TechCrunch Sponsored Related Stories ๐ป Technology Cardinals OL Isaiah Adams practices despite his recent arrest Yahoo Sports ยท 12 days ago ๐ป Technology Apple announces Siloโs season 4 return date 9to5Mac ยท 9 days ago ๐ป Technology Alonso pleased with Aston Martin upgrade as Newey targets 'respectability' Sky Sports ยท 12 days ago ๐ป Technology Anthropicโs $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judge The Verge ยท 15 days ago ๐ป Technology The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove The Verge ยท 15 days ago ๐ป Technology The Best Smart Home Accessories to Boost Your Curb Appeal (2026) Wired ยท 15 days ago