AI-powered voice agents are transforming communications across industries like telecom, healthcare, and enterprise customer service. But delivering low-latency, natural-sounding AI responses in real time at low costs remains a major challenge. Leveraging the “lightweight AI” of Small Language Models (SLMs) and free open-source stacks can help overcome
In a previous post, Reducing Voice Agent Latency with Parallel SLMs and LLMs, we showed how to reduce response times and create more natural conversational experiences using the LiveKit Agents framework. But optimization is only half the equation. Once your voice agents are deployed and handling real
Voice assistants powered by real-time AI are increasingly being used to automate phone-based customer interactions. Whether for contact centers, internal help desks, or voice-driven workflows, a reliable architecture needs to support low-latency audio streaming, accurate speech-to-text (STT), intelligent response generation, and real-time speech synthesis. In this post,
Large Language Models (LLMs) have dominated conversations about AI integration in WebRTC, particularly when it comes to voice-based features like transcription, summarization, and intent detection. But there’s an emerging layer that many outside of research circles are missing: Vision Language Models (VLMs). Unlike LLMs, which work with
