Ankit Kumar

Voice is the next great interface shift. We're partnering with @brendaniribe, @natemitchell, @_apkumar, @2rhb & the @Sesame team to bring computers to life, not just as tools, but as thought partners.

We're just getting started: sesame.com/beta

Maya and Miles are learning new languages! This week, we deployed a new voice model to our web demo with improved support for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Give it a try and let us know what you think: sesame.com/voicedemo

We asked @kirstenagreen what she's most excited about in AI. "Voice. The amount of information people share over voice compared to typing is tenfold." "We are just in the early stages. @sesame is very exciting."

@l4stewar Are u trying to say we should promote more positivity in tech discussions

sometimes chatgpt gets excited for me when i find a better option in the course of discussing design choices with it. i love that.

🔊 Excited to announce: @codegen is now GA!! 🎉 2 years ago, we set out to build an agentic developer. With Claude 3.7, it's now possible like never before - and it's absolutely killer. Build with @codegen across Slack, Github and Linear. It's transformed how we work. 👇

We’re going to grow slowly and carefully, but we are growing. If you’re excited about what we’re building @sesame, reach out!

We just released a CSM base model variant. It’s powerful, finetunes well, and is a great size for local use.

We're excited to be getting all the great feedback. Some of you may have noticed that Maya and Miles have been getting busy these past few hours. Rest assured, we're working to help them answer more calls!

@teortaxesTex Glad you liked it. We’re hoping to release weights in 1-2 weeks

I tried Sesame demo and if they really open source this thing… first time I actually felt like a home Jarvis makes sense honestly. Go try it out it's insanely good voice. «Tiny: 1B backbone, 100M decoder Small: 3B backbone, 250M decoder Medium: 8B backbone, 300M decoder»

Man, sesame’s voice model is absolutely insane. You have to try this demo. GG @brendaniribe #demo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sesame.com/research/cross…

what comes after smartphones? AI glasses you actually want to talk to we @a16z are excited to invest in @sesame’s mission to bring the computer to life:

@mohamed17381489 @sesame We’re hoping to update with code and weights in 1-2 weeks

@sesame Great work on CSM! Excited for the open source release. Do you have an ETA for the code & model checkpoints? Also curious about plans for multilingual training resources/loops in the release?

At Sesame, we believe in a future where computers are lifelike. Today we are unveiling an early glimpse of our expressive voice technology, highlighting our focus on lifelike interactions and our vision for all-day wearable voice companions. sesame.com/voicedemo

We’re exploring a future where the computer isn’t just a tool—it’s a partner with a truly natural voice and personality. No big claims, just early work we’re excited to share. @sesame

Excited to show a bit of what we’ve been building @sesame sesame.com/voicedemo

Excited to share our progress 🔥 Introducing @codegen: the IDE for Refactors. @codegen allows you to programmatically analyze and manipulate your codebase. ✅ Safely transform code at scale 🔍 Visualize complex code structures ⚡ Purpose-built for AI-assisted development 1/

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We be cooking with $1.25B in fresh capital to fund the AI infra of the future 🤖🏗️ Come build with @martin_casado @BornsteinMatt @JenniferHli @stuffyokodraws @appenz @rajko_rad @zanelackey @satishtalluri @Mascobot @bhorowitz @pmarca me & the entire @a16z team

This thing should have airplay