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A frontend-backend architecture for tool calls in full-duplex speech models

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arXiv:2609.19334v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Full-duplex speech-to-speech (S2S) models provide natural, low-latency conversational interaction and would benefit from the ability to use external tools and complete voice-agent tasks. We propose a frontend-backend architecture where a duplex speech…

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  1. 2026-09-18 04:00 · arXiv cs.CL
    Full-Duplex Speech Models Take the Floor When Asked, Not When Needed
  2. 2026-09-18 04:00 · arXiv cs.CL
    A frontend-backend architecture for tool calls in full-duplex speech models

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