# VibeVoice (TTS code removed)

- id: src_01M569EGKJMTAW1NCKP293D75H
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T13 · tags: level:frontier, asr, tts, removed-code, misuse, long-form, code:python
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:24:24.030Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569EGKJMTAW1NCKP293D75H

Source: https://github.com/microsoft/vibevoice

```json
{
  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Microsoft's open voice research framework. The TTS code was removed on 2025-09-05 after misuse; the repository now centres on VibeVoice-ASR (multilingual, streaming, BitNet CPU variants) and a realtime 0.5B model. A case study in withdrawn voice-synthesis release.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Microsoft",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "TTS functionality withdrawn by the publisher."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-08T05:29:29.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README note dated 2025-09-05: after release, instances were found of the tool being used inconsistently with its stated intent, so the VibeVoice-TTS code was removed from the repository. · locator: README, 2025-09-05 notice · source: https://github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice
- [sourced_fact] README release table: VibeVoice-ASR-7B, ASR-Streaming (2026-09-03), ASR-BitNet CPU (2026-07-23); VibeVoice-TTS-1.5B entry shows 'Disabled'; VibeVoice-Realtime-0.5B listed with Colab. · locator: README, news and model table · source: https://github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice
- [sourced_fact] README states deepfake and disinformation risk of high-quality synthetic speech; LICENSE is MIT (Copyright 2025 Microsoft). · locator: README, risks section; LICENSE · source: https://github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=MIT hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · MIT for the remaining repository code; TTS code removed. · evidence: https://github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice/blob/main/LICENSE
- model_weights: license=unknown hosting=unknown redistribution=unknown modification=unknown training=unknown · Model weights listed on Hugging Face were not inspected; TTS model entry marked Disabled. · evidence: https://github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice

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