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Convo AI World

Explore voice-first conversational AI through honest conversations with practitioners. Hear from AI builders, infra engineers, product strategists, and more for the latest insights on what it takes to build best-in-class conversational AI experiences. Check out video episodes and subscribe to the Convo AI Newsletter at podcast.convoai.world

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00:54:15

Agnes AI: This is How You Win Southeast Asia

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2025/12/03

In this episode of the Convo AI World Podcast, Derek Zheng interviews Bruce Yang, Founder and CEO of Agnes AI, discussing the platform's meteoric rise to a $100 million valuation and its acquisition of 3 million users in Southeast Asia. They explore Agnes AI's positioning as a mobile-first, "sovereign AI" that blends productivity with social networking, distinguishing itself from competitors like Manus through a focus on local cultural nuances and social algorithms. Bruce shares insights on their

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00:34:32

Reimagining the Future of Learning through...

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2025/11/19

In this episode of the Convo AI World Podcast, Rishi Ahluwalia interviews Supreet Singh, Senior Director of Engineering at Physics Wallah, discussing the transformative role of EdTech and conversational AI in education. Supreet shares his journey from a small city in India to leading engineering efforts in one of the largest EdTech companies. The conversation explores the evolution of conversational AI, its potential to personalize learning, and the challenges of multilingual education in India

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00:54:24

Relatability Over Perfection in Voice AI with Rime's...

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2025/11/12

In this episode of the Convoy AI World Podcast, Hermes Frangoudis interviews Lily Clifford, CEO of Rime AI, discussing the evolution of voice AI technology. They explore the importance of high-quality data, the impact of linguistic nuances on voice models, and the challenges of creating relatable and multilingual voice agents. Lily shares insights on customer experience, the role of R&D in meeting market demands, and the future of conversational voice agents. The conversation highlights the

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00:47:38

Humanizing Learning in the Age of AI with Colabery's...

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2025/10/29

In this episode of the Convo AI World Podcast, Hermes Frangoudis interviews Ram Katamaraja, the founder of Colaberry. They discuss the origin of Colaberry, its mission to help individuals transition into tech jobs, and the impact of AI on workforce development. Ram shares insights on the importance of upskilling, the role of conversational AI in enhancing user experience, and the future of work as AI becomes more integrated into various industries. The conversation also touches on the challenges of

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00:38:35

Redefining Live Entertainment and the Creator Economy...

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2025/10/22

In this episode of the Convo AI World Podcast, Rishi Ahluwalia speaks with Sagar Gaonkar, Chief Technology Officer at Eloelo, about the transformative role of conversational AI in the live entertainment industry. They discuss Sagar's extensive experience in video streaming, the challenges of integrating AI in a diverse linguistic landscape like India, and the innovative use cases that conversational AI can unlock for creators. Sagar emphasizes the importance of experimentation, understanding user

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00:39:14

Real-Time Avatars, Translation, and Visual...

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2025/10/15

In this episode of the Convo AI World podcast, Hermes Frangoudis interviews Jeff Lu from Akool, a company revolutionizing video generation technology. They discuss Akool's origin, its innovative approach to visual storytelling, and the various use cases of its technology in marketing, internal communications, and more. Jeff shares insights on the challenges of balancing quality and cost in video generation, the importance of real-time inference, and advancements in video translation. The

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00:39:39

AI at the Edge: 6G, Arabic LLMs & the Middle East’s...

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2025/10/08

In this episode of Convo AI World Podcast, we dive deep into the future of AI, telecom, and the evolving role of conversational interfaces with Prof. Merouane Debbah, Founding Director of the Khalifa University 6G Research Center and one of the leading minds behind the Arab world’s first large language models — Noor and Falcon.Check out video episodes and subscribe to the Convo AI Newsletter at podcast.convoai.world

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00:51:12

The Voice AI and VR Revolution in Heavy Machinery...

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2025/10/01

In this episode of the Convo AI World Podcast, Hermes Frangoudis interviews Amogha Srirangarajan, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon Origins. They discuss the evolution of Carbon Origins from last-mile delivery robots to heavy machinery teleoperation, the integration of voice AI and VR in enhancing operator experiences, and the future of robotics in construction and space mining. Amogha shares insights on the challenges of labor shortages in critical industries and how Carbon Origins aims to address these

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00:33:38

Open-Source Voice Activity Detection with TEN...

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2025/09/24

Ziyi Lin, speech engineer on the TEN Framework team, joins the Convo AI World podcast to explore the design and impact of a new open-source Voice Activity Detection (VAD) model. The episode explores the challenges faced with existing VAD solutions, the importance of high-quality training data, and the design choices that led to improved performance metrics. Ziyi explains how VAD functions as a critical component in conversational AI, managing real-time processing and latency, and the advantages of

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00:40:42

Building AI Community with Voice AI Space

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2025/09/10

Thibault Mardinli (T-Bot) from Voice AI Space joins to discuss the evolution of Voice AI communities and ecosystems. Hermes and Thibault explore Thibault's journey from building a Voice AI startup to creating an open resource platform, the challenges of discoverability in the fragmented Voice AI landscape, and the democratization of AI expertise through visual interfaces. The conversation covers the spectrum of Voice AI companies from infrastructure to UX-focused products, adoption in emerging

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01:06:02

The Science Behind AI Speech Recognition with...

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2025/08/28

Deepgram's VP of Research Andrew Seagraves joins to explore the science and engineering behind modern speech recognition systems. Hermes and Andrew dive deep into why speech recognition isn't a solved problem, the two-stage training process of speech-to-text models, and the challenges of balancing real-time latency with accuracy. The conversation covers Deepgram's origins from dark matter research, power laws in speech data, buffer-based architectures for real-time transcription, and frontier

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37:01

AI Content Moderation with Google's Ninny Wan

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2025/08/13

Google's Ninny Wan, Product Lead for AI Content Safety, joins to discuss the evolution of AI content moderation in the age of GenAI. The conversation covers Google's approach to semantic understanding, multilingual moderation across 140+ languages, synthetic data generation for training, and the balance between user freedom and safety. Ninny shares insights on transformer models, human-in-the-loop processes, cross-functional safety reviews, and Google's on-device privacy-compliant features like

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44:29

Interactive Digital Avatars with Trulience's Richard...

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2025/07/17

Trulience's Head of Growth Richard Bowdler joins to discuss the world of interactive digital avatars and conversational AI. Hermes and Richard explore how Trulience creates lifelike avatars, the technology behind real-time client-side rendering, multilingual support, and real-world applications from healthcare to customer service. The conversation covers the evolution from capture cages to modern avatar creation, competitive advantages in scalability, and the democratization of AI expertise through

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30:47

Real-Time Translation with Palabra's Artem Kukharenko...

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2025/07/14

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,

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31:08

Introduction to Conversational AI with Agora's Ben...

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2025/07/11

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.Check out video episodes and subscribe to the Convo AI

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