Google has launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, its next-generation expressive AI speech technology, making it available across various Google products.
Why it matters
This release marks a significant advancement in Google's AI text-to-speech capabilities, leveraging the Gemini model family. Improved expressive AI speech can profoundly enhance user interaction with AI assistants, accessibility tools, and content creation platforms, making digital experiences more natural, engaging, and human-like. It also sets a new benchmark for AI voice synthesis in the industry.
Google has rolled out a new, more advanced AI voice system called Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, which makes AI-generated speech sound much more natural and expressive. This technology is already being used in many of Google's apps and services, improving how we hear and interact with AI.
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