Kyutai Labs has presented Pocket TTS, a text-to-speech model with 100 million parameters. The post says it can run on a laptop without a GPU, offers voice cloning, and is open-source.
To assess the local-execution claim, check the requirements and test the model on a laptop representative of the intended environment. Record runtime, memory use, and speech quality; results may vary with hardware and test conditions.
If considering voice cloning, obtain explicit permission from the person whose voice would be used, and limit access to recordings and derived models. Do not send identifiable samples to AI services without first checking how the data will be handled.
When using AI to study or apply the material, remove personal data and confidential information from prompts where possible. Compare the documentation with your own tests: the post reports the project's capabilities, not that it will meet every use case.