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Re:New funding to build towards AGI by cypherpunks01 on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:28PM (#43540647)
They might need to throw a little more funding into TTS training.

Play it and first thing you hear is an enthusiastic "Today we’re announcing new funding - 40 bi-dollars at a 300 bi-dollar post-money valuation!" Hah.

Re:New funding to build towards AGI by ljclifford on Monday March 31, 2025 @07:43PM (#43541264)
Hard not to laugh, but you'd be surprised how often even other TTS companies are messing this kind of thing up. I think it has a lot to do with the data source they use for training, which evidently doesn't include a lot of currency amounts...

If you're curious what's possible with <.01% of the funding, check out https://rime.ai/. We train on data recorded in our studio and specifically include a lot of currency in our scripts for this very reason.

[disclaimer: one of the founders of Rime]

Re:New funding to build towards AGI by j_bum on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:39PM (#43540730)
How does something like this make it past the PR checks… it’s like no one listened.
Re:New funding to build towards AGI by fleek on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:53PM (#43540857)
Everyone is using their ai agent to do their jobs. No one cares about work anymore.
Re:New funding to build towards AGI by blooalien on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @01:30AM (#43543155)
> No one cares about work anymore.

Why should they? Our "leaders" around the world are actively seeking to end human civilization. What point is there to work anymore? Even if humanity survives, we're gonna be knocked back to the dark ages at best. What are we all working for exactly? A "future" that's being rapidly dismantled?

Re:New funding to build towards AGI by cheevly on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @01:43AM (#43543218)
You require many xany bars.
Re:New funding to build towards AGI by koakuma-chan on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @07:00AM (#43545301)
I work to sustain my ability to play games in the evening and on weekends.
Re:New funding to build towards AGI by darth_avocado on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:55PM (#43540882)
It’s better than what I thought I heard “Today we’re announcing new funding forty five dollars at a three hundred five dollar post money valuation!”
Re:New funding to build towards AGI by joshdavham on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:53PM (#43540864)
Oh my goodness lol!

Thanks for pointing that out. I never would've pressed play unless I had read your comment. That gave me a genuine laugh.

Re:New funding to build towards AGI by j_bum on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:57PM (#43540897)
Clearly the staff didn’t press play either lol