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Locally Uncensored adds live voice assistant for local LLMs

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The open-source desktop application Locally Uncensored has introduced a new live voice assistant feature, allowing users to interact with local LLMs through speech. This beta functionality, currently English-only, integrates speech recognition via Whisper, text-to-speech with Pocket TTS, and turn-taking capabilities, all running locally on the user's machine. The setup process is straightforward, requiring minimal disk space, and the application offers various voice options and tool integration for enhanced functionality, though it notes performance metrics and memory usage. AI

IMPACT Enables more natural, hands-free interaction with local AI models, potentially increasing accessibility and usability for certain tasks.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new feature for an existing open-source desktop application.

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Locally Uncensored adds live voice assistant for local LLMs

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · David ·

    A live voice assistant on your own machine: Whisper, Pocket TTS and your local LLM

    <p>A live voice assistant works like this: you talk, it answers out loud, you cut in, it stops. Since 3.0.6, Locally Uncensored has a mode that works that way with a model on your own machine. Speech recognition, the voice and the turn taking all run locally, and the model that a…

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