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Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human

The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.

TechCrunch AI· Marina Temkin·Friday, July 31, 2026 at 2:47 PM UTC

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