Soundcore, which you may have heard does both audio and video now, has launched another pair of headphones in the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max.

Another pair of true wireless earbuds, you might think what’s interesting about that? Well, in a first for Soundcore, this true wireless pair are the first two products to features Anker’s co-developed Thus AI chip, which it claims can offer “Whisper Clear” calls.

How so? By utilising a 10-sensor matrix that can separated the speaker’s voice from background noise, combined with eight microphones to capture ambient noise and two bone conduction sensors that can detect skull vibrations, the Thus AI chip is said to ensure “clear voice pickup even in noisy environments.” Interesting.

Of course there have been improvements in other areas for both the Liberty 5 Pro and Max efforts, with ANC improved up to two times over previous generations, while the Liberty 5 Pro Max also features AI Note-Taker for recording meetings without having to reach for your phone.

As you can see, Anker/Soundcore is delving deeply into AI for its latest products, with it involved in seemingly every aspect of the two earbuds that have just been announced.

Another area where AI is used is with voice interaction, with 20 built-in commands that allow users to adjust volume, answer or hang up phone calls, skip tracks and change ANC modes.

Speaking of ANC, there’s a transparency mode for paying attention to your surroundings, and what Soundcore is dubbing its Easy Chat feature, where audio is paused when the headphones sense you’re speaking.

Both earbuds offer up to 6.5 hours of playback with noise cancelling on, and 28 hours in total with the charging case. Bluetooth 6.1 is supported, as is Google Fast Pair, Apple’s Find My (in case you lose the earbuds somewhere), and Bluetooth multipoint for connecting to not just two devices but three. What’s the main difference between the two? The Liberty 5 Pro Max’s charging case has a touch screen.

The Liberty 5 Pro is available now, priced at $169.99 / £149.99 / €179.99, putting within the midrange area of the market. Colours include blue, white, black and pink.

The flagship Liberty 5 Pro Max is the more expensive at $229.99 / £199.99 / €249.99. Colours are a choice of Titanium-Gold and black.

Look out for our review of both headphones in the coming weeks.