Phoneme Combos for Artificial and Human Intelligence.

We're building the pronunciation layer of artificial intelligence.

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Our Mission

A foundational layer of human identity in the age of artificial intelligence: the accurate pronunciation of names. Project Sapiens is building the world's most comprehensive database of name pronunciations and phoneme combinations to power accurate, human-centered communication between people and machines. As AI becomes embedded in daily life, we ensure it learns to say our names-correctly, globally, and inclusively.

BUILT FOR HUMANS AND AI

Powering LLMs with Precision at the Phoneme Level

As large language models continue to evolve into real-time, voice-aware systems, the need for fine-grained linguistic understanding—especially at the phoneme level—has never been more critical.

Project Sapiens is designed to provide LLM providers like Meta, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and others with structured, verified datasets of global name pronunciations and phoneme combinations, enabling:

  • More accurate name recognition and generation

  • Contextually-aware speech synthesis and TTS

  • Culturally respectful human-AI interactions

  • Enhanced multilingual training datasets

Our verified phoneme combinations are available via high-performance APIs and research-grade datasets, tailored for integration into pretraining pipelines, fine-tuning processes, and real-time inference layers.

By supplying phoneme-level precision grounded in real human speech, Project Sapiens helps language models bridge the final gap between text, identity, and spoken interaction.

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What we can do for you

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Verified Name Pronunciations

Audio recordings from native speakers, validated by linguists and community consensus.


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Verified Name Pronunciations

Audio recordings from native speakers, validated by linguists and community consensus.


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Verified Name Pronunciations

Audio recordings from native speakers, validated by linguists and community consensus.


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API & Dataset Access

Developer-friendly endpoints and research-grade downloads for training, fine-tuning, and real-time integration.


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API & Dataset Access

Developer-friendly endpoints and research-grade downloads for training, fine-tuning, and real-time integration.


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API & Dataset Access

Developer-friendly endpoints and research-grade downloads for training, fine-tuning, and real-time integration.


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Language Coverage

Names and phonemes across hundreds of cultures and regions—with ongoing contributions from around the world.


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Language Coverage

Names and phonemes across hundreds of cultures and regions—with ongoing contributions from around the world.


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Language Coverage

Names and phonemes across hundreds of cultures and regions—with ongoing contributions from around the world.


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Large Language Models

Pretrain or fine-tune models to pronounce names accurately in speech generation or dialogue agents.

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Large Language Models

Pretrain or fine-tune models to pronounce names accurately in speech generation or dialogue agents.

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Large Language Models

Pretrain or fine-tune models to pronounce names accurately in speech generation or dialogue agents.

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TTS, Speech Recognition Systems

Improve the recognition of diverse names across accents and regions. Deliver more human-like, inclusive speech interfaces.

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TTS, Speech Recognition Systems

Improve the recognition of diverse names across accents and regions. Deliver more human-like, inclusive speech interfaces.

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TTS, Speech Recognition Systems

Improve the recognition of diverse names across accents and regions. Deliver more human-like, inclusive speech interfaces.

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Phonemes

How we use them

How names sound

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Phoneme combinations—paired with audio recordings—are what power the pronunciation layer of AI. They help language models, virtual assistants, and speech systems go beyond reading names… to saying them right.

Phoneme combinations—paired with audio recordings—are what power the pronunciation layer of AI. They help language models, virtual assistants, and speech systems go beyond reading names… to saying them right.

What are phonemes?

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language. Think of them like building blocks that combine to form words—especially names. For example, the name “Maya” has three phonemes: /m/ - /aɪ/ - /ə/ While spelling tells us how a name looks, phonemes tell us how it sounds.

What are phonemes?

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language. Think of them like building blocks that combine to form words—especially names. For example, the name “Maya” has three phonemes: /m/ - /aɪ/ - /ə/ While spelling tells us how a name looks, phonemes tell us how it sounds.

What are phonemes?

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language. Think of them like building blocks that combine to form words—especially names. For example, the name “Maya” has three phonemes: /m/ - /aɪ/ - /ə/ While spelling tells us how a name looks, phonemes tell us how it sounds.

How we use phonemes.

At Project Sapiens, we break names down into their verified phoneme combinations, and we use the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) as the system to write that down. Think of it like this: Phoneme = the sound you hear IPA symbol = the code or letter we use to represent that sound This allows us to: Teach machines to pronounce names accurately Help voice assistants speak more naturally Train AI models to recognize diverse names across cultures Build respectful, identity-aware technology

How we use phonemes.

At Project Sapiens, we break names down into their verified phoneme combinations, and we use the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) as the system to write that down. Think of it like this: Phoneme = the sound you hear IPA symbol = the code or letter we use to represent that sound This allows us to: Teach machines to pronounce names accurately Help voice assistants speak more naturally Train AI models to recognize diverse names across cultures Build respectful, identity-aware technology

How we use phonemes.

At Project Sapiens, we break names down into their verified phoneme combinations, and we use the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) as the system to write that down. Think of it like this: Phoneme = the sound you hear IPA symbol = the code or letter we use to represent that sound This allows us to: Teach machines to pronounce names accurately Help voice assistants speak more naturally Train AI models to recognize diverse names across cultures Build respectful, identity-aware technology

How Names Sound — Not Just How They’re Spelled

Most people know how names look. But AI needs to know how they sound. We break names into phonemes—the smallest units of sound in a language. Think of them as the pronunciation building blocks that help machines (and people!) say names the right way.

How Names Sound — Not Just How They’re Spelled

Most people know how names look. But AI needs to know how they sound. We break names into phonemes—the smallest units of sound in a language. Think of them as the pronunciation building blocks that help machines (and people!) say names the right way.

How Names Sound — Not Just How They’re Spelled

Most people know how names look. But AI needs to know how they sound. We break names into phonemes—the smallest units of sound in a language. Think of them as the pronunciation building blocks that help machines (and people!) say names the right way.

Phoneme ="æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ"

Aisling (Irish) Spelling: Aisling Pronounced: ash-ling Phoneme Breakdown: /æ/ – “a” as in cat /ʃ/ – “sh” as in ship /l/ – “l” as in leaf /ɪŋ/ – “ing” as in sing <phoneme alphabet="ipa" ph="æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ">Aisling</phoneme>

Phoneme ="æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ"

Aisling (Irish) Spelling: Aisling Pronounced: ash-ling Phoneme Breakdown: /æ/ – “a” as in cat /ʃ/ – “sh” as in ship /l/ – “l” as in leaf /ɪŋ/ – “ing” as in sing <phoneme alphabet="ipa" ph="æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ">Aisling</phoneme>

Phoneme ="æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ"

Aisling (Irish) Spelling: Aisling Pronounced: ash-ling Phoneme Breakdown: /æ/ – “a” as in cat /ʃ/ – “sh” as in ship /l/ – “l” as in leaf /ɪŋ/ – “ing” as in sing <phoneme alphabet="ipa" ph="æ ʃ l ɪ ŋ">Aisling</phoneme>

A NEW FOUNDATIONAL LAYER

What is the pronunciation layer?

In modern AI architecture, we often talk about foundational models, language layers, vision layers, audio layers, and interface layers. Project Sapiens introduces a missing link: the pronunciation layer. This is the layer between language understanding and spoken interaction—one that interprets and delivers names accurately across languages, dialects, and cultures.

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