The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis Are Voice Agents the Next Big Computing Platform?
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Mar 5, 2025 A groundbreaking AI voice model, Sesame, is revolutionizing natural conversations, hinting at a major shift in how we interact with machines. Companies are racing to create voice tools for various sectors, raising questions about our acceptance of AI assistants. Meanwhile, Anthropic has secured $3.5 billion, positioning itself at the forefront of AI development. As the future of computing unfolds, the implications for customer service and user engagement are more significant than ever.
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Sesame Demo
- Professor Ethan Mollick showcased Sesame's impressive voice model demo.
- It featured natural pauses and disfluencies, making it sound remarkably human-like.
Sesame Model Size
- Sesame's voice model is surprisingly small (1 billion parameters) and efficient.
- It was trained on a million audio hours and will be open-sourced under Apache 2.0.
Sesame's Vision
- Sesame aims to create lifelike computer interactions, focusing on natural voice.
- They envision personal companions and are open-sourcing their model to achieve this.