Google Reportedly Snags up Team Behind AI Voice Startup Hume AI

Google reportedly snags up team behind AI voice startup Hume AI

Google has hired the CEO and top top behind voice AI startup Hume AI, signaling that voice is increasingly becoming the preferred interface over screens.

Google Acquires Top Talent From AI Voice Startup Hume AI in Licensing Deal

Hume AI’s CEO, Alan Cowen, will join Google DeepMind along with several top engineers as part of a major licensing deal.

Google Pulls Top Talent From AI Voice Firm Hume AI

Google DeepMind has executed a talent heist that reveals its new strategy for emotional AI dominance. Hume AI’s CEO Alan Cowen, who holds a PhD in psychology, is joining Google DeepMind alongside several key engineers as part of a major licensing agreement, according to Wired. The startup, which has secured $74 million in funding and projects $100 million in revenue for 2026, specializes in technology that detects emotions in users’ voices and c…

Source: Google DeepMind signs a licensing deal with Hume AI, which builds emotionally intelligent voice interfaces, to hire CEO Alan Cowen and ~7 top engineers

Google Recruits Hume CEO Alan Cowen to Bolster Voice AI Efforts

Google DeepMind inked a licensing agreement with voice AI startup Hume AI and will hire Hume CEO Alan Cowen and several top engineers.