AI Voice

OpenAI Presence Gives Enterprises Control Over Voice and Chat Agents

Jul 24, 2026

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10 min read

OpenAI Presence Gives Enterprises Control Over Voice and Chat Agents

What happens when a voice or chat agent’s correct answer or approved action becomes outdated after launch?

Alicia Shapiro

AI Acquisitions

Google DeepMind Brings Hume AI’s Voice Team Into Gemini Development

Jan 29, 2026

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10 min read

Google DeepMind Brings Hume AI’s Voice Team Into Gemini Development

Google is adding emotionally intelligent voice expertise to Gemini by bringing the team behind Hume AI into DeepMind.

Alicia Shapiro

AI Voice

OpenAI Pushes Toward Audio-First AI as Tech Companies Rethink Screen-Based Interfaces

Jan 8, 2026

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9 min read

OpenAI Pushes Toward Audio-First AI as Tech Companies Rethink Screen-Based Interfaces

OpenAI is betting that the future of artificial intelligence won’t be something you look at—but something you talk to.

Alicia Shapiro

AI Voice

Dec 18, 2025

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10 min read

xAI Launches Grok Voice Agent API for Real-Time AI Voice Apps

xAI is opening its real-time voice technology to developers with the launch of the Grok Voice Agent API, bringing sub-second voice AI, multilingual speech, and tool-enabled reasoning into production environments.

Alicia Shapiro

AI Voice

Oct 30, 2025

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11 min read

AI Finds Its Voice

Startups are pushing AI voice into the mainstream, while investors weigh in on whether its breakout moment is now or still to come.

Alastair Goldfisher, Contributing Podcast Host & Writer

AI In Healthcare

AI Voice Agents Improve Blood Pressure Reporting in Older Adults

Sep 10, 2025

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7 min read

AI Voice Agents Improve Blood Pressure Reporting in Older Adults

AI voice agents improved accuracy, cut costs by nearly 90%, and boosted patient satisfaction in managing blood pressure among older adults, new research shows.

Alicia Shapiro

AI in Disaster Response

AI Voice Assistants Enter 911 Call Centers to Ease Staffing Shortages

Aug 29, 2025

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6 min read

AI Voice Assistants Enter 911 Call Centers to Ease Staffing Shortages

Aurelian, a Y Combinator-backed startup, has raised $14M to deploy AI voice assistants that handle non-emergency 911 calls in understaffed dispatch centers.

Alicia Shapiro

AI Voice

Aug 29, 2025

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6 min read

Microsoft AI Introduces MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-Preview Foundation Model

Microsoft AI unveils its first in-house models: an expressive speech system, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-1-preview, a large-scale foundation model trained on 15,000 GPUs.

Alicia Shapiro

AI Voice

OpenAI Launches GPT-Realtime and Realtime API for Production Voice Agents

Aug 29, 2025

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12 min read

OpenAI Launches GPT-Realtime and Realtime API for Production Voice Agents

OpenAI introduces GPT-Realtime, its most advanced speech-to-speech model, alongside major Realtime API updates including image input, SIP calling, and MCP server support.

Alicia Shapiro

AI Voice

OpenAI Presence Gives Enterprises Control Over Voice and Chat Agents

Google DeepMind Brings Hume AI’s Voice Team Into Gemini Development

OpenAI Pushes Toward Audio-First AI as Tech Companies Rethink Screen-Based Interfaces

xAI Launches Grok Voice Agent API for Real-Time AI Voice Apps

AI Finds Its Voice

AI Voice Agents Improve Blood Pressure Reporting in Older Adults

AI Voice Assistants Enter 911 Call Centers to Ease Staffing Shortages

Microsoft AI Introduces MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-Preview Foundation Model

OpenAI Launches GPT-Realtime and Realtime API for Production Voice Agents

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