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Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human
July 31, 2026
Smallest.ai raised $13 million to build ultra-fast voice AI models aimed at making AI phone calls sound genuinely human and pass the Turing test. The funding underscores investor interest in low-latency speech systems, where realism and conversational timing are critical for convincing phone interactions.
The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.
Source: techcrunch.com