Startup Smallest.ai announced it has raised 13illion in funding. The proceeds will be directed toward creating ultra-fast artificial intelligence voice models.
The primary development goal is to make phone calls involving AI indistinguishable from communication with a real person. The company aims for its technology to successfully pass the Turing test.
Information regarding the financing and the company's strategic plans was published in a report by the tech publication TechCrunch AI. At this time, details regarding specific technical solutions or product release timelines have not been disclosed.
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Why it matters
If successful, the technology could lead to the mass adoption of AI agents in customer support, where users will not suspect they are speaking with a bot. The next observable signal will be a demonstration of a working prototype or the publication of the model's technical details. The main uncertainty lies in the company's ability to scale the solution while maintaining low latency and high audio quality.