Former OpenAI researcher Alexis Conneau's latest creation WaveForms AI,Currently awarded a16z $40 million seed roundFinancingThe first is the Audio AI Interactive field.
Star Team
Alexis Conneau, the company's founder, has extensive voice AI experience having led the development of ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode at OpenAI.
Team Vision
WaveForms AI Company's vision is to make AI voice interactions more natural and emotionally resonant, and hopes to enable Emotional General Intelligence (EGI), which allows AI systems to interpret and respond to emotional cues in real time, leading to more meaningful and engaging interactions.
Conneau said the AI audio system, inspired in part by the movie "Her," will allow more users to experience the benefits of AI without the negative effects of addictive and isolating experiences, and that the company will prioritize empathy and connection to build a more positive human-computer interaction experience.
The company plans to release its first products in 2025, but no technology demonstrations have been made public and the company's website is limited to a description of its vision for audio intelligence.
WaveForms AI has closed a $40 million (currently about RMB 291 million) seed round of funding, valuing the company at $200 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Marc Andreessen, a well-known venture capitalist, showing strong interest in the project.