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Microsoft VibeVoice: Open-Source Frontier Voice AI

Microsoft has open-sourced the VibeVoice family of frontier voice AI models, which includes text-to-speech (TTS) and automatic speech recognition (ASR) tools optimized for long-form audio processing—supporting features like multi-speaker dialogues, real-time streaming, and structured transcriptions with speaker identification and timestamps. The framework is intended for research use only, with prior adjustments (including temporary removal of some TTS code) to align with responsible AI principles, and warnings about potential misuse such as creating deepfakes or disinformation.