Alibaba Just Open-Sourced Voice Cloning That Works in 3 Seconds

Author(s): Mandar Karhade, MD. PhD. Originally published on Towards AI. Flow-Matching Meets Voice Generation Another week, another AI breakthrough that changes everything we thought we knew about voice generation. This time, it’s Alibaba’s Qwen team dropping their entire Qwen3-TTS family into the open-source wild. Qwen3-TTS family models provide efficient real-time voice cloning and multi-language generation.The article discusses Alibaba’s release of the Qwen3-TTS voice generation technology, which allows users to clone voices in just 3 seconds while generating natural-sounding speech in multiple languages. It highlights the innovative dual-track architecture that facilitates both real-time streaming and high-quality batch processing without compromising performance. The release aims to democratize access to advanced voice AI technologies, posing both opportunities and concerns regarding the potential for misuse and the technical limitations of running such models, particularly in smaller environments. Read the full blog for free on Medium. Join thousands of data leaders on the AI newsletter. Join over 80,000 subscribers and keep up to date with the latest developments in AI. From research to projects and ideas. If you are building an AI startup, an AI-related product, or a service, we invite you to consider becoming a sponsor. Published via Towards AI