Did you get your voice ai agent to work?
I’ve been tinkering with a voice AI agent lately, and while the LLM logic is solid, the "human feel" is surprisingly hard to nail. I’m finding that even 500ms of latency can kill the flow of a conversation.
For those of you who have successfully deployed an agent:
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What techniques actually keep a voice AI agent feeling natural in real time despite ~500ms latency—especially for turn-taking and interruptions?
Yeah, that latency point is real — even small delays completely break the illusion.
From what I’ve seen, it’s not just the raw response time, but how the system handles transitions (like partial responses, interruptions, or even small acknowledgements while processing).
The ones that feel better usually don’t wait for a “perfect” response — they keep the conversation moving even if it’s slightly imperfect.
Are you streaming responses right now or waiting for full completion before playback?