
In an era where artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of customer service, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems remain a critical touchpoint for millions of daily interactions across call centers and customer service departments. As explored in my previous article on “Building a Smart IVR Agent System

Voice AI applications are changing how businesses handle customer interactions and how users navigate digital interfaces. These systems process spoken requests, understand natural language, and respond with generated audio in real time. Building a voice AI application requires understanding speech processing, language models, and real-time communication infrastructure.

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,

The era of clunky, keypad-driven legacy IVR customer service systems that have long frustrated users is finally over. The future of Interactive Voice Response is truly conversational, and it’s ready for prime time. That’s why Deepgram’s State of Voice AI 2025 report says 84% of business leaders