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TiCo: Time-Controllable Spoken Dialogue Model
Kai-Wei Chang, Wei-Chih Chen, En-Pei Hu +2
We introduce TiCo, a time-controllable spoken dialogue model (SDM) that follows time-constrained instructions (e.g., "Please generate a response lasting about 15 seconds") and gene…
Dynamic-SUPERB Phase-2: A Collaboratively Expanding Benchmark for Measuring the Capabilities of Spoken Language Models with 180 Tasks
Chien-yu Huang, Wei-Chih Chen, Shu-wen Yang +77
Multimodal foundation models, such as Gemini and ChatGPT, have revolutionized human-machine interactions by seamlessly integrating various forms of data. Developing a universal spo…
Analyzing Mitigation Strategies for Catastrophic Forgetting in End-to-End Training of Spoken Language Models
Chi-Yuan Hsiao, Ke-Han Lu, Kai-Wei Chang +3
End-to-end training of Spoken Language Models (SLMs) commonly involves adapting pre-trained text-based Large Language Models (LLMs) to the speech modality through multi-stage train…
A Preliminary Exploration with GPT-4o Voice Mode
Yu-Xiang Lin, Chih-Kai Yang, Wei-Chih Chen +4
With the rise of multimodal large language models, GPT-4o stands out as a pioneering model, driving us to evaluate its capabilities. This report assesses GPT-4o across various task…
BreezyVoice: Adapting TTS for Taiwanese Mandarin with Enhanced Polyphone Disambiguation -- Challenges and Insights
Chan-Jan Hsu, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chia-Chun Lin +10
We present BreezyVoice, a Text-to-Speech (TTS) system specifically adapted for Taiwanese Mandarin, highlighting phonetic control abilities to address the unique challenges of polyp…
Building a Taiwanese Mandarin Spoken Language Model: A First Attempt
Chih-Kai Yang, Yu-Kuan Fu, Chen-An Li +18
This technical report presents our initial attempt to build a spoken large language model (LLM) for Taiwanese Mandarin, specifically tailored to enable real-time, speech-to-speech…