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The AI Pentad, the CHARME$^{2}$D Model, and an Assessment of Current-State AI Regulation

arXiv · · Policy Ethics

This paper introduces the AI Pentad model, comprising humans/organizations, algorithms, data, computing, and energy, as a framework for AI regulation. It also presents the CHARME²D Model to link the AI Pentad with regulatory enablers like registration, monitoring, and enforcement. The paper assesses AI regulatory efforts in the EU, China, UAE, UK, and US using the CHARME²D model, highlighting strengths and weaknesses.

LLMVoX: Autoregressive Streaming Text-to-Speech Model for Any LLM

arXiv · · LLM NLP

MBZUAI researchers introduce LLMVoX, a 30M-parameter, LLM-agnostic, autoregressive streaming text-to-speech (TTS) system that generates high-quality speech with low latency. The system preserves the capabilities of the base LLM and achieves a lower Word Error Rate compared to speech-enabled LLMs. LLMVoX supports seamless, infinite-length dialogues and generalizes to new languages with dataset adaptation, including Arabic.