Google is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities by bringing the leadership and engineers from the voice AI startup Hume AI into its DeepMind division. Hume AI’s CEO Alan Cowen and key team members will join Google to enhance the voice and emotional intelligence features of its Gemini AI models. This move highlights the growing importance of voice interaction and emotional awareness in the development of next generation AI systems.
Hume AI specializes in technology that allows machines to recognize mood and emotional cues from human speech. Their expertise is expected to improve how Google’s AI responds in spoken conversations and provides more natural and empathetic interactions. Under a licensing agreement, Hume AI will continue providing its technology to other companies while its leadership team integrates with Google.
Industry experts say the addition of Hume AI talent will strengthen Google’s competitive position in voice-based AI. As users increasingly expect machines to understand and respond to emotions, integrating emotional awareness into AI interfaces becomes a priority.
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