🐍 How to build a conversational voice AI assistant, and why you'd want to
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How to build a conversational voice AI assistant, and why you'd want to by Michelle "MishManners" Duke
We learn to talk before we can read, write, or type, making voice humanity's most natural form of communication. Yet for decades, we have forced ourselves to interact with machines through rigid code and text queries. Today, technology is finally catching up. By combining speech-to-text, large language models, and text-to-speech, we can now build seamless conversational interfaces that solve real-world problems. To prove it, I built an AI voice assistant to help me navigate the incredibly complex rules, mechanics, and card interactions of Magic: The Gathering. Plus, I'll walk you through a bunch of other use cases, and how you can apply this to your applications.
Mish is a multi-talented personality in the tech and gaming communities. Mish has worked in the technology space for the last decade and has a tonne of experience in developer advocacy, community management, marketing, and content creation. Mish has spoken at over 400 events on topics like AI, the future of work, communication, teamwork, and has given technical demos. She's a respected leader in the hackathon community, having won, organised, and mentored over 120 hackathons.
Mish is a successful entrepreneur and founder, having co-founded several companies – including an artificial intelligence company, and as a result, sits at the forefront of Melbourne’s science, tech, esports, and startup scenes. In her 'spare' time she’s a streamer, journalist, loves playing sports, and is always working on something exciting.
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