💻 Technology Live The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You Avi Schiffmann has a new version of his controversial AI companion. It’s more expensive, and you can’t change its personality. WI Wired 30 Jul 2026 11 days ago 1 min read Wired — 30 July 2026 Text: A− A+ 16 0 0 🎙️ Listen 🌐 Translate 🌐 Translate: 🇬🇧 EN 🇸🇦 AR 🇵🇰 UR 🇮🇳 HI 🇫🇷 FR 🇪🇸 ES 🇩🇪 DE 🇹🇷 TR 🇨🇳 ZH 🇷🇺 RU 🇧🇷 PT ✕ 🎙️ AI Podcast — Two-Host Discussion The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You Kokoro TTS · ~5 min episode · American English voices ✕ 🎤 Voice Selection▼ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A 🟥 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 🟦 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) 🎙️ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking — Generating podcast… Synthesising speech — will play automatically when ready… ▶ 0:00 / 0:00 1× Avi Schiffmann has a new version of his controversial AI companion. It’s more expensive, and you can’t change its personality. This report comes from Read Full Story at Wired → Advertisement ai ticker:GE React: 🔥0 😮0 😢0 😡0 ❤️0 🤔0 Read original story at Wired Sources Wired Sponsored Related Stories 💻 Technology Altra Running Promo Codes: 10% Off July 2026 Wired · 14 days ago 💻 Technology 7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran Wired · 9 days ago 💻 Technology Trump administration exempts SpaceX's Starlink from foreign router ban Ars Technica · 14 days ago 💻 Technology Reddit is letting AI decide when your post breaks the rules Android Authority · 5 days ago 💻 Technology X Money launches in US with Apple Wallet support 9to5Mac · 14 days ago 💻 Technology I've been buying foreclosed properties for almost 10 years. Here's what you should know before buying one. Business Insider Mkt · 9 days ago