Voice-to-Voice Foundation Models

Alan Cowen is the cofounder and CEO of Hume, a company building voice-to-voice foundation models. They recently raised their $50M Series B from Union Square Ventures, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and others. Alan"s favorite book: 1984 (Author: George Orwell) (00:01) Introduction (00:06) Defining Voice-to-Voice Foundation Models (01:26) Historical Context: Handling Voice and Speech Understanding (03:54) Emotion Detection in Voice AI Models (04:33) Training Models to Recognize Human Emotion in Speech (07:19) Cultural Variations in Emotional Expressions (09:00) Semantic Space Theory in Emotion Recognition (12:11) Limitations of Basic Emotion Categories (15:50) Recognizing Blended Emotional States (20:15) Objectivity in Emotion Science (24:37) Practical Aspects of Deploying Voice AI Systems (28:17) Real-Time System Constraints and Latency (31:30) Advancements in Voice AI Models (32:54) Rapid-Fire Round -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com  Website: https://prateekj.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19  Twitter: https://twitter.com/prateekvjoshi