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Voice: 5× Faster Than Typing and ready for the AI era
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Voice: 5× Faster Than Typing and ready for the AI era

We still type, click, and scroll, even though speaking is the fastest, most natural interface humans have ever had. Voice isn’t a gimmick. It’s the interface AI has been waiting for.

Peter Steenbergen
Peter SteenbergenJanuary 25, 2026
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By JarbasAl

OVOS & HiveMind in the Manufacturing Industry

The COALA and WASABI EU projects have built an entire industrial voice-assistant framework around OVOS + HiveMind, integrating them with their own tools, UI, and conversation engines.

By JarbasAl

Introducing the First Phonemizer for Barranquenho

Today marks an exciting milestone for linguistic preservation! We're thrilled to announce the development of the very first phonemizer for Barranquenho, a truly unique Ibero-Romance language spoken in the Portuguese municipality of Barrancos.

By JarbasAl

Cloning Voices for Endangered Languages: Building a Text-to-Speech Model for Asturian and Aragonese

Have you ever wanted to hear a computer speak in an accent you love, or in a language that's rarely supported by big tech? Today we’re releasing new experimental Text-to-Speech models for Asturian (ast) and Aragonese (an), two beautiful minority Romance language spoken by communities who almost never get access to modern speech technology.

By JarbasAl

Good Old-Fashioned AI: The Secret Ingredient in a Modern Voice Assistant

In an era dominated by probabilistic giants like Large Language Models (LLMs), it might seem counterintuitive to advocate for a more traditional approach to Artificial Intelligence.

By JarbasAl

OVOS Just Got a Noise Filter: Better Listening, Less Interruption

We're thrilled to announce a new feature in OpenVoiceOS that aims to improve how your device listens. This new logic improves performance, reduces false activations, and makes OVOS an even more delightful and reliable voice assistant

By JarbasAl

Precise Wake Word Engine Goes ONNX!

For years, the OpenVoiceOS community has relied on the Precise wake word engine. It's the core of how you bring your voice assistant to life! However, as technology evolves, so must we. The time has come to ensure future compatibility and even better performance on modern hardware.

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