Original sourceTechCrunch
Summary
Underdog publicly released a 32MB browser voice model called Woof, demoed with a browser game. Woof is about 31.7 MB with 31 million parameters, designed to run locally on edge devices without internet. In the demo, users type text on a typewriter and the model reads it aloud, alongside a music tun…
Key points
- For developers valuing privacy or offline scenarios, this is a downloadable, browser-runnable lightweight voice option.
- Extremely lightweight local voice models make offline and privacy-oriented voice apps easier to build.
- Developers can embed voice output in web pages or edge devices without cloud costs, while ordinary users get basic voice interaction without internet.
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