This new text-to-speech AI model understands what it's saying - how to try it for free

Text-to-speech AI models are a great tool for instances where human voice actors are typically used, such as audiobooks, dubbing, commercials, and more. However, because these models are not human and unaware of what they say, they can sometimes sound noticeably robotic. Hume's new AI model seeks to tackle this issue. Also: 10 key reasons AI went mainstream overnight - and what happens next Octave On Wednesday, Hume launched Octave, a text-to-speech large language model (LLM) with contextual awareness. The LLM can use this awareness to adjust its tune, rhythm, and timbre of speech to the words it is reading based on their meaning, according to the company. For example, an AI-enabled voice can convey a sense of disgust when reading a sentence. Beyond understanding the context of the text, the model can also take directions. Users can instruct it to be "calm", "whispering", "disgustful", "angry", and more. Hume says the advantage Octave has over a voice actor is that it can take on a ... Read full article.