Sesame introduces Conversational Speech Model (CSM), advancing voice AI beyond traditional text-to-speech limitations by incorporating contextual awareness and emotional intelligence. The model operates as a single-stage system using transformers to produce more natural and coherent speech, achieving near-human performance in audio quality while still working to improve conversational dynamics.

https://www.sesame.com/research/crossing_the_uncanny_valley_of_voice

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