ElevenLabs signs MoU with Karnataka to deploy voice AI in public services
·2026.10.28 20:30
Key point
The agreement covers pilots for grievance redressals and helplines in 14 Indian languages, alongside a safety framework and free voice restoration for citizens with speech impairments.
Details
- ElevenLabs signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Karnataka to integrate voice AI into public services, following the company's first India Summit in Bengaluru.
- The partnership includes pilots for citizen services such as grievance redressals, public helplines, and entitlement schemes, supporting live interaction in Kannada and 13 other official Indian languages.
- ElevenLabs will deploy a safety framework covering deepfake detection, watermarking, consent, voice cloning limits, and fraud prevention, drawing on its collaboration with the UK AI Security Institute.
- Through the One Million Voices program, eligible residents with speech impairments from conditions like ALS or oral cancer will receive free lifetime licenses to use AI recreations of their own voices.
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