In this episode, Palabra's Artem Kukharenko (Co-Founder) and Ivan Kuzin (Head of Business Development) join to discuss the Palabra real-time speech-to-speech translation technology, the inspiration behind Palabra, common misconceptions about AI translation, the balance between latency and accuracy, and the challenges of voice cloning and intonation. The conversation also covers the applications of their technology, user feedback, differentiation in a competitive market, privacy and data security, benchmarking, developer experience, and future advancements in AI and speech translation.

Agora's Ben Weekes joins to discuss the world of voice-first conversational AI. Hermes and Ben delve into the differences between voice and chat-based systems, explore the real-world applications of conversational AI, and break down the technology stack involved in creating effective voice agents. The conversation also touches on virtual avatars, infrastructure challenges, and the various conversational AI frameworks available for developers.