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Meta has acquired Play AI<\/a>, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices.<\/p>\n A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the acquisition, according to Bloomberg<\/a>, which also reports that an internal memo stated that the \u201centire PlayAI team\u201d will be joining the company next week. (TechCrunch has also reached out to Meta for confirmation.)<\/p>\n Meta\u2019s memo reportedly said that PlayAI\u2019s \u201cwork in creating natural voices, along with a platform for easy voice creation, is a great match for our work and road map, across AI Characters, Meta AI, Wearables and audio content creation.\u201d<\/p>\n The company has been making big investments in AI, including aggressive recruiting from OpenAI<\/a> and a deal with Scale AI<\/a> that saw the company\u2019s CEO Alexandr Wang joining Meta to lead a new group focused on superintelligence.<\/p>\n The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bloomberg had previously reported that the two companies were in acquisition talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n