Character AI recently added voice capabilities to its generative AI chatbots. The new Character Voice feature enables users to actually hear the voice of the synthetic character they are talking to, aiming to make the user experience more engaging.
Character AI’s library of virtual personalities provides conversations through large language models, but until now,onlyThe voice option for is a generic text-to-speech voice that doesn't sound real. The new features include a voice library from which users can choose pre-made voices or voices created by other users in the community. These voices can be assigned to specific characters or existing one-on-one chat conversations. In addition, users can create their own unique voices by uploading audio samples or recording directly through the app's microphone. These custom voices can be added to their own characters or used in conversations with other characters.
Character.AI also implements search and discovery capabilities, allowing users to explore public voices created by other users in the community. These public voices can be used as default character voices, or as personal preferences for any character in a one-on-one chat.
“We are creating an environment where possibilities are endless and users can create their own by providing practical, accessible, and creative tools,” Character AI explained in a blog post.maximum"Our users will be able to become the protagonists of their own stories. We look forward to seeing the use cases our community comes up with when using Character Voice!"
Character Voice is free for all users of the Character AI platform. Initially, Character Voice will only support English, with more languages to come. The company describes it as part of its multimodal interface initiative for AI characters.
This is in line with other expansions and upgrades to Character AI that have come thanks to the $150 million investment the startup raised last year. These include a Character Group Chat feature that enables multiple AI characters and humans to talk at the same time. The platform has also expanded its applicability beyond the web portal and became one of the early generative AI skills added to Amazon Alexa.
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