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From Voice Agents to AI Avatars with Alexander Smola - #777

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Voice AI has gotten remarkably good, but natural conversation remains a high bar. Small delays, awkward interruptions, or the wrong tone can quickly break the illusion—and adding vision and visual presence only raises the stakes. In this episode, Alex Smola, co-founder and CEO of Boson AI and profe…

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  1. 2026-09-16 21:57 · TWIML AI Podcast
    From Voice Agents to AI Avatars with Alexander Smola - #777

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