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Main Authors: Wang, Siyin, Jin, Zengrui, Tang, Changli, Li, Qiujia, Li, Bo, Chen, Chen, Hu, Yuchen, Yu, Wenyi, Li, Yixuan, Zhuang, Jimin, Yang, Yudong, Wang, Mingqiu, Han, Michael, Ding, Yifan, Bai, Junwen, Ouyang, Tom, Chang, Shuo-yiin, Chen, Xianzhao, Tian, Xiaohai, Zhang, Jun, Lu, Lu, Sun, Guangzhi, Chen, Zhehuai, Wu, Ji, Zhou, Bowen, Wang, Yuxuan, Sainath, Tara, Wu, Yonghui, Zhang, Chao
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01299
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author Wang, Siyin
Jin, Zengrui
Tang, Changli
Li, Qiujia
Li, Bo
Chen, Chen
Hu, Yuchen
Yu, Wenyi
Li, Yixuan
Zhuang, Jimin
Yang, Yudong
Wang, Mingqiu
Han, Michael
Ding, Yifan
Bai, Junwen
Ouyang, Tom
Chang, Shuo-yiin
Chen, Xianzhao
Tian, Xiaohai
Zhang, Jun
Lu, Lu
Sun, Guangzhi
Chen, Zhehuai
Wu, Ji
Zhou, Bowen
Wang, Yuxuan
Sainath, Tara
Wu, Yonghui
Zhang, Chao
author_facet Wang, Siyin
Jin, Zengrui
Tang, Changli
Li, Qiujia
Li, Bo
Chen, Chen
Hu, Yuchen
Yu, Wenyi
Li, Yixuan
Zhuang, Jimin
Yang, Yudong
Wang, Mingqiu
Han, Michael
Ding, Yifan
Bai, Junwen
Ouyang, Tom
Chang, Shuo-yiin
Chen, Xianzhao
Tian, Xiaohai
Zhang, Jun
Lu, Lu
Sun, Guangzhi
Chen, Zhehuai
Wu, Ji
Zhou, Bowen
Wang, Yuxuan
Sainath, Tara
Wu, Yonghui
Zhang, Chao
contents In the era of large language models (LLMs) and artificial general intelligence (AGI), computer audition must evolve beyond traditional paradigms to fully leverage the capabilities of foundation models, towards more comprehensive understanding, more natural generation and more human-like interaction. Audio, as a modality rich in semantic, emotional, and contextual cues, plays a vital role in achieving naturalistic and embodied machine intelligence. This survey provides a comprehensive review of recent progress in integrating audio into LLMs, with a focus on four key areas: audio comprehension, audio generation, speech-based interaction, and audio-visual understanding. We analyze how LLMs are reshaping audio perception and reasoning, enabling systems to understand sound at a deeper semantic level, generate expressive audio outputs, and engage in human-like spoken interaction. Furthermore, we explore how the fusion of audio and visual modalities enhances situational awareness and cross-modal reasoning, pushing the boundaries of multimodal intelligence. This survey not only synthesizes existing research but also identifies critical challenges and future directions for building audio-native AGI systems capable of perceiving, understanding, and interacting through sound as naturally as humans do.
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spellingShingle Towards General Auditory Intelligence: Large Multimodal Models for Machine Listening and Speaking
Wang, Siyin
Jin, Zengrui
Tang, Changli
Li, Qiujia
Li, Bo
Chen, Chen
Hu, Yuchen
Yu, Wenyi
Li, Yixuan
Zhuang, Jimin
Yang, Yudong
Wang, Mingqiu
Han, Michael
Ding, Yifan
Bai, Junwen
Ouyang, Tom
Chang, Shuo-yiin
Chen, Xianzhao
Tian, Xiaohai
Zhang, Jun
Lu, Lu
Sun, Guangzhi
Chen, Zhehuai
Wu, Ji
Zhou, Bowen
Wang, Yuxuan
Sainath, Tara
Wu, Yonghui
Zhang, Chao
Audio and Speech Processing
In the era of large language models (LLMs) and artificial general intelligence (AGI), computer audition must evolve beyond traditional paradigms to fully leverage the capabilities of foundation models, towards more comprehensive understanding, more natural generation and more human-like interaction. Audio, as a modality rich in semantic, emotional, and contextual cues, plays a vital role in achieving naturalistic and embodied machine intelligence. This survey provides a comprehensive review of recent progress in integrating audio into LLMs, with a focus on four key areas: audio comprehension, audio generation, speech-based interaction, and audio-visual understanding. We analyze how LLMs are reshaping audio perception and reasoning, enabling systems to understand sound at a deeper semantic level, generate expressive audio outputs, and engage in human-like spoken interaction. Furthermore, we explore how the fusion of audio and visual modalities enhances situational awareness and cross-modal reasoning, pushing the boundaries of multimodal intelligence. This survey not only synthesizes existing research but also identifies critical challenges and future directions for building audio-native AGI systems capable of perceiving, understanding, and interacting through sound as naturally as humans do.
title Towards General Auditory Intelligence: Large Multimodal Models for Machine Listening and Speaking
topic Audio and Speech Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01299