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Industry·1d ago·all news from July 31, 2026

Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human

Smallest.ai has secured $13 million in funding to develop voice models engineered for high-speed, naturalistic interaction. The company aims to create AI-driven phone systems capable of mimicking human speech patterns closely enough to pass the Turing test.

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