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Polly Generative engine upgraded with more natural speech, 14 new voices, and 2 new languages

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AWS·Oct 20, 2026, 03:32 PMFeatureAI-assisted summary

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Introduces a new generative engine model for more natural, accurate speech with low latency.
Adds 14 new voices across nine locales and two new languages (Hindi, Finnish) as generally available.
Expands Generative voice availability to AWS GovCloud and multiple AWS regions while retaining SSML support.

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