
spectrum.ieee.org
May 18, 2026
7 min read
53/100
Summary
AI-powered voice and audio tools are becoming increasingly embedded in daily life, from digital assistants to smart speakers and customer service bots. Advances in large audio-language models (LALMs), which can both analyze and generate audio, now make it possible to control devices using voice commands, transcribe meetings automatically, or identify a song playing in the background. These models ...