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Classic Back-Channeling

June 28, 2024 | Conversation, Back-Channeling

Back-Channeling as a Conversational Strategy

Conversations are not just a simple turn-taking exercise. They actually involve subtle and frequent interjections which indicate active listening. This is called Back-Channeling and it's an important component to any naturalistic conversation.

Caruso Recording His Voice for RCA

May 22, 2024 | Voice Clones, Synthetic Voices

Attacking the Clones

We've all read the AI voice news recently, and it has raised interesting questions about identity and cloning in the generative AI space. At Rime, we have a vision for the future of AI voice and identity in general that obviates the perils and pratfalls of clones and their unintended effects.

Mist for IVR

May 8, 2024 | Product Launch, IVR

Introducing: Mist for IVR

We're excited to present Mist for IVR, our new TTS product specifically designed and tailored for IVR systems. We've developed Mist for IVR in close collaboration with our IVR customers to deliver the best-in-class quality for every type of business transaction over the phone. Let's see what this means.

Howdy

April 16, 2024 | Dialects, Conversation

When Y'all is Said and Done

Southern US English is far and away the largest and most commonly spoken regional dialect in the United States. And its spoken characteristics get right to the heart of conversational AI challenges. Getting the difference between text and speech right is of prime importance for speech synthesis.

cats and dogs and rats and rogs

April 8, 2024 | TTS Architectures, Hallucinations

On Hallucinations

So-called AI hallucinations are real shortcomings of much recent generative AI, and text-to-speech is no exception. However, Rime will never hallucinate. Here we investigate TTS model architectures and how they navigate between sense and delusion...