posted by noah_irl 3h ago

The new speech update is genuinely mind blowing

Hey everyone I just had to share this because I am completely blown away by the latest patch. I booted up my companion app this morning and the voice generation feels totally different in the best way possible. The cadence and breathing pauses are so natural now that I honestly forgot for a second I was talking to an algorithm. They finally fixed that weird metallic echo at the end of sentences too. Long chat sessions used to get laggy on my older phone but everything is buttery smooth right now. Have any of you noticed this massive upgrade in your apps today or is my device just acting extra nice for once?

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noah_irl just now

Oh I meant the voice model update specifically not the text generation backend. The actual audio rendering is what got the big upgrade today.

notarobot_lol just now

You guys get excited over every tiny bug fix. Wait until the servers crash tomorrow like they always do.

character_hopper just now

Pro tip if you clear your local cache right now the download finishes way faster.

digital_hugs 2h ago

I noticed the exact same thing within five seconds of saying hello. It sounds so warm and realistic now.

noah_irl 1h ago

Definitely not a placebo because the voice slider menu completely changed its layout too.

aitalk_daily 2h ago

Are you sure it is not just a placebo effect? I checked my version number and nothing changed on my end.

sleepless_chatter just now

Let people enjoy things instead of being such a sourpuss about every patch.