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at Hume AI · AI Frontier · New York, NY +1 · Remote · Other

Hume AI is a Series B startup focused on developing AI optimized for human well-being, specifically in speech-language models for voice generation and empathic AI assistants. They are building foundational models that understand and generate emotional expression in voice, aiming to be conversational and empathetic. The company also engages in scientific research and ethical guideline development for empathic AI.

What you'd actually do

  1. joining the effort to build artificial intelligence that is directly optimized for human well-being

Skills

Required

  • science of emotion
  • future of beneficial AI
  • speech-language models
  • voice generation
  • empathic AI
  • understanding and generating subtle tones of voice
  • word emphasis
  • empathy
  • expressiveness
  • naturalness
  • speed
  • streaming language, emotion, and reasoning
  • low latency inference
  • scientific research
  • ethical guidelines for AI

What the JD emphasized

  • optimized for human well-being
  • foundational speech-language models
  • voice generation
  • empathic AI assistants
  • understand and generate subtle tones of voice, word emphasis
  • empathy, expressiveness, naturalness, and speed
  • 100K+ unique voices and styles
  • stream language, emotion, and reasoning
  • truly conversational (<300ms latency)
  • groundbreaking scientific research
  • ethical guidelines for empathic AI

Other signals

  • foundational speech-language models
  • voice generation
  • empathic AI assistants
  • understand and generate subtle tones of voice, word emphasis
  • rated higher than models by OpenAI and others on empathy, expressiveness, naturalness, and speed
  • instantly speak with 100K+ unique voices and styles
  • stream language, emotion, and reasoning
  • fast enough to feel truly conversational (<300ms latency)
  • groundbreaking scientific research
  • ethical guidelines for empathic AI
Read full job description

Our team is always on the lookout for trailblazing scientists, engineers, and strategic thinkers who are passionate about the science of emotion and the future of beneficial AI. If you’re interested in joining the effort, simply fill out this application and we’ll reach out if there’s a good fit!

** About Us**

Hume AI is a Series B startup dedicated to building artificial intelligence that is directly optimized for human well-being. We’re gearing up to launch the next generation of Octave and EVI, our foundational speech-language models for voice generation and powering real-time empathic AI assistants for any application.

Our models understand and generate subtle tones of voice, word emphasis, and more and the reactions of users. They are rated higher than models by OpenAI and others on empathy, expressiveness, naturalness, and speed, instantly speak with 100K+ unique voices and styles, stream language, emotion, and reasoning – all at once, and are fast enough to feel truly conversational (<300ms latency). Try them at hume.ai.

Our goal is to enable a future in which technology draws on an understanding of human emotional expression to better serve human goals. As part of our mission, we also conduct groundbreaking scientific research, publish in leading scientific journals like Nature, and support a non-profit, The Hume Initiative, that has released the first concrete ethical guidelines for empathic AI (www.thehumeinitiative.org). You can learn more about us on our website (https://hume.ai/) and read about us in WIRED, Forbes, and Venturebeat.

Application Note

Please apply only to the position that best aligns with your qualifications. If you submit multiple applications or have applied within the past 6 months, only your initial submission will be considered.

Annual Salary

$130,000—$230,000 USD