The new Airy update to their TTS broke my project.

A user on Reddit reported that the new Airy update to their Text-to-Speech (TTS) service has significantly altered the tone, voice, pitch, and cadence of the Airy voice in Claude. This change has negatively impacted their personal project, a 500-page memoir, which they had been working on for five months, relying on the original voice for consistency. Despite the in-app sound sample remaining unchanged, the actual voice output has been homogenized, causing distress to the user.

This report highlights a user's negative experience with a TTS update, unlike typical announcements that focus on new features or improvements.