Voice AI Glossary - Hamming AI

Question 1

What is Latency in voice AI?

Accepted Answer

Latency is the delay between when a user speaks and the system produces a response, measuring the complete round-trip time from input to output. Critical for natural conversation flow.

Question 2

What is ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition)?

Accepted Answer

ASR is technology that converts spoken language into written text in real-time, essential for voice agents to understand user input.

Question 3

What is TTS (Text-to-Speech)?

Accepted Answer

TTS is technology that converts written text into natural-sounding synthesized speech, enabling AI agents to respond verbally to users.

Question 4

What is Voice Activity Detection (VAD)?

Accepted Answer

VAD is an algorithm that determines when a user starts and stops speaking, crucial for turn-taking in conversations and preventing interruptions.

Question 5

What is WebRTC?

Accepted Answer

WebRTC is a Web Real-Time Communication protocol enabling peer-to-peer audio/video communication with minimal latency, essential for browser-based voice applications.

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