The Future of Voice Interaction (With Justin Uberti)

Justin Uberti, creator of WebRTC and now Founder of Fixie.ai, shares insights into the development of AI.town, a platform for engaging with AI personalities through voice, and the potential impact of conversational AI on various industries. Please support this podcast on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow INTERVIEW TOPICS - Introduction to Justin's background (WebRTC, Hangouts Video, Duo, Stadia) - The shift towards conversational AI and voice interactions - Fixie.ai and AI.town - enabling voice conversations with AI characters - Transitioning from text-based to voice-based AI interactions, potential use cases - Creating AI characters, enabling role-play conversations - Ethical considerations and voice cloning technology - The nature of human conversation (filler words, turn-taking protocols) - Incorporating human conversational quirks into AI speech - V1 vs V2 voice technology (speech recognition - text - speech vs. direct speech-to-speech) - Open-source speech AI model Ultravox.ai, leaderboard for fastest AI models (thefastest.ai) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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AI Inside explores the complexities of artificial intelligence and its impact on the world at large. Hosted by tech podcaster Jason Howell and media expert Jeff Jarvis, AI Inside takes a thoughtful look at the promise and challenges of AI while inviting some of the industry's most notable players and thinkers to engage in thoughtful dialogue about AI, neither overhyping its potential nor dismissing public concerns about its development. With a deep interest in AI's impacts on art and culture, Jason uses his rich experience in technology and creativity to understand its capabilities better. Jeff is a respected voice on technology's influence on media and society, thanks to his popular blog BuzzMachine and books like "The Web We Weave" and "The Gutenberg Parenthesis." Together, Jason and Jeff aim to advance public understanding of this world-changing technology at an important inflection point.