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A Cheeky Pint with ElevenLabs

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Main Topics

Audio Model Technology: How audio AI systems work at a technical level
Real-Time Voice Translation: Breaking language barriers across different countries
Voice Quality and Accessibility: Current limitations of voice technology in everyday applications
The Voice Turing Test: ElevenLabs' goal to advance voice technology

Key Points

How Audio Models Work: The technology operates on the "talking level" similar to language models, with the key being how the model decodes audio to produce coherent, holistic speech

Inspiration from Film Industry: The concept was inspired by movie production challenges, specifically how Poland would use a single voice actor for entire TV shows, highlighting inefficiencies in voice work

Real-World Translation Vision: The goal is to enable instant, seamless communication across language barriers—travelers could speak Polish or English and have their message immediately understood in any language (like the Babel fish from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

Current Voice Technology Gap: There's a frustrating disconnect where voice technology lags behind other tech innovations—everyday tasks like having your phone read a PDF while driving remain unexpectedly difficult

Accessibility Importance: Voice technology is essential for people with disabilities and those who can't access traditional text-based interfaces

Notable Quotes

> "Our goal is to like pass the voice-turing test in all those cases."

> "Why does it seem like with voice, we're like living 10 years ago somehow?"

Takeaways

ElevenLabs is focused on advancing voice AI to match current standards in other tech sectors
Voice translation and accessibility are key priorities for the company
Current voice technology hasn't evolved as quickly as other AI applications and needs significant improvement

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Describe to me how an audio model works. So it's similar to how you operate on the talking level on the tech side, we operate on the talking level on the audio side. The magic is how you then decode and decode that so you can produce holistic speech. [SPEAKER_01] You've talked in the past about how growing up in Poland, they would only have one voice actor for a TV show.

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[SPEAKER_00] The inspiration came from the movie side, but it also applies in any communication setup. Could I travel to another country, speak in Polish or English, and people will understand it immediately in their language? [SPEAKER_00] Like the Babel from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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So we can all understand each other. If you have any voice or voice agents, or people who can't hear it, they can't be able to hear it. But then it's Silco. Yeah, yeah, yeah. [SPEAKER_01] I was driving home the other day and I needed to read a PDF. [SPEAKER_01] There was no way I could get my phone to read me something. [SPEAKER_01] Why does it seem like with voice, we're living 10 years ago somehow? Our goal is to pass the voice Turing test in all those cases. If you have any voice or voice agents, or people who can't hear it, they can't be able to hear it. But then it's Silco. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01

I was driving home the other day, and I needed to read a PDF. There was no way I could get my phone to read me something. Why does it seem like with voice, we're like living 10 years ago somehow?

SPEAKER_00

Our goal is to like pass the voice-turing test in all those cases.

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Thank you.