NetEase Youdao Launches Open Source Speech Synthesis Engine 'Yimosheng' Supporting Over 2000 Voice Tones

NetEase Youdao Announces the Launch of the Open-Source "EmoVoice" Speech Synthesis Engine, Supporting Both Chinese and English, Featuring Over 2000 Different Voice Tones, and Including a Unique Emotional Synthesis Function. Users Can Download and Use It via GitHub, and Implement Emotional Synthesis and Application of Voice Tones Through the Provided Interface and Script Interfaces. The Project Aims to Help Developers and Content Creators Expand the Application Scope of High-Quality TTS. Additionally, NetEase Youdao Has Introduced Cool AI Technologies Such as Custom Voice Creation, Voice Duplication, and the Hi Echo Virtual Human Oral English Tutor, Offering Users More Personalized and Practical Services.

Alibaba Qwen Launches Qwen-Audio-3.1: Five Speech Models Released Simultaneously, ASR Prices Drop by 95%

Qwen launches the Qwen-Audio-3.1 series of large speech models, with comprehensive upgrades in speech recognition, synthesis, and real-time interaction, and introduces the audio creation model TTS-Next and the understanding model ASR-Next. Five models cover the complete capability stack of 'understanding - generation - interaction - creation'. At the same time, all models are discounted, with TTS dropping by about 70% to lower the usage threshold.

Gates on the Global AI Race: Four Models in China and the US Lead, the Humanoid Robot Competition in China is Very Impressive

The Gates Foundation will invest $1 billion over the next two years to promote the development of artificial intelligence, making cutting-edge technology benefit the poorest regions. Gates also shared his views on the global large model landscape, computing power carbon emissions, and Chinese humanoid robots, pointing out that according to different measures, there are currently four leading large model companies in both the US and China.

AliQwen-Audio-3.0 Series Speech Models Launched on Tongyi AI Platform, Winning a Grand Slam in International Evaluations

Alibaba has fully launched the Qwen-Audio-3.0 series of speech models on the Tongyi AI platform, including three types: speech recognition, speech synthesis, and real-time voice interaction. Officially, the series performed exceptionally well in the July 2024 speech ranking list by the authoritative evaluation platform Artificial Analysis, securing first place in all three categories: speech recognition, real-time interaction, and speech synthesis.

Zhipu Multimodal Open Source Week Concludes Successfully: Four Core Video Generation Technologies Fully Open-Sourced

The Zhipu team has open-sourced four core video generation technologies, including GLM-4.6V visual understanding, AutoGLM device control, GLM-ASR speech recognition, and GLM-TTS speech synthesis models, showcasing their latest progress in the multimodal field and laying the foundation for the development of video generation technology.

Mianbi Intelligence Launches VoxCPM: A Next-Generation High-Fidelity Speech Generation Model

In the context of rapid development in speech synthesis technology, Mianbi Intelligence and the Human-Computer Speech Interaction Laboratory at the Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University (THUHCSI) recently jointly released a new speech generation model - VoxCPM. This model, with a parameter size of 0.5B, is dedicated to providing users with high-quality and natural speech synthesis experiences. The release of VoxCPM marks another milestone in the field of high-fidelity speech generation. The model has achieved industry-leading levels in key indicators such as naturalness, voice similarity, and prosodic expressiveness.