MICROSOFT TESTS NEW MAI REALTIME VOICE MODEL

Summary from the TLDR AI newsletter

Microsoft's first native real-time voice model, MAI Realtime, has surfaced as a hidden early-access entry in the company's MAI Playground. The listing points to a bidirectional, full-duplex system that can listen and speak at the same time rather than trading turns. There are two voices available, both noticeably more natural than what Copilot's voice mode currently delivers. The model will likely be made available on Microsoft Foundry and Copilot voice, but no timeline is available.