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The next frontier of AI won’t be seen—it’ll be heard. While the tech world is busy dissecting the latest text-to-image models, voice is stepping into the spotlight. TechCrunch just revealed that Mati Staniszewski, co-founder of ElevenLabs, will open Disrupt 2025 to explain how a single vocal timbre could become the web’s new emotional API. The timing is no accident: back in January, ElevenLabs raised $180 million at a $3.3 billion valuation; enough to turn every sentence into a product.

But behind the demo, the battle is already morphing into a regulatory war. The U.S. Congress is debating the NO FAKES Act, which would outlaw non-consensual voice cloning under federal penalty. Tennessee has even unsheathed the “ELVIS Act” to protect crooners; dead or alive; from over-eager vocal duplicates. The ecosystem is splitting as a result. On one side, ElevenLabs, PlayHT, and Resemble.ai are racing to open up their APIs. On the other, OpenAI is playing it safe; its Voice Engine is still in preview a year after its debut, officially for security reasons. Meanwhile, studios, podcast platforms, and in-car assistants all want the same thing: an ultra-realistic yet end-to-end secure TTS pipeline.

Another recent milestone: an entirely AI-run band has racked up a million streams on Spotify; right here.

Our take? Voice will be to generative AI what 4G was to the smartphone: the catalyst that turns a jaw-dropping demo into an indispensable product. Companies that master the expressiveness-plus-compliance combo will clean up, while the rest will wake up to lawsuits; and dubs worthy of bad karaoke. Or, to put it bluntly: “If you still think Siri will do the job, you might as well ask a Nokia 3310 to stream Netflix.” The game starts now; let the sound roll!

Here’s the rest of the news about AI today:

• Arago Challenges Nvidia with Energy-Efficient Chip

• AI's Role in Next-Gen Financial Fraud

• Salesforce's New AI Agents Transform Enterprise Software

Top AI news

1. Exploring the Future of Voice AI with Mati Staniszewski
Mati Staniszewski, CEO of ElevenLabs, explores how voice AI is transforming digital communication. His insights at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 highlight the importance of making synthetic voices more natural and expressive, emphasizing the role of generative AI in product development. Read online 🕶️

2. Arago Challenges Nvidia with Energy-Efficient Chip
Arago, a startup, raised $26M to develop a photonic chip that significantly reduces AI energy consumption, positioning itself against giants like Nvidia. Read online 🕶️

3. AI's Role in Next-Gen Financial Fraud
AI is transforming financial fraud, enabling sophisticated scams like voice cloning and synthetic identity fraud, costing banks billions annually. Technology is both a tool and a threat. Read online 🕶️

4. Salesforce's New AI Agents Transform Enterprise Software
Salesforce, through MuleSoft, is integrating autonomous AI agents to enhance enterprise efficiency. New protocols MCP and A2A enable seamless agent interactions, though the technology remains experimental. Read online 🕶️

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