Uplift AI: Foundational Voice Models for regional languages | Y Combinator

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Uplift AI introduces Orator, a voice model trained to speak Urdu with human-like realism. The team built the model using recorded voices from multiple cities in Pakistan and labeled the data with contractors. The article frames the product as a way to make digital services easier to use through voice interfaces in emerging markets. It also positions the company as targeting the gap left by big tech in smaller language voice technology.

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