No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups The Future of Voice AI: Agents, Dubbing, and Real-Time Translation with ElevenLabs Co-Founder Mati Staniszewski
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Dec 11, 2025 
Mati Staniszewski, Co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, shares insights on revolutionizing voice AI technology for narration, education, and interactive agents. He highlights the challenges in building foundational audio models and how voice will become the primary interface for technology. The pair discuss innovative applications like AI personal tutors and proactive assistants, breaking down language barriers and enhancing user interactions. Mati also touches on collaborations with governments to improve services and the future of personalized learning experiences.
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Voice As The Core Interface
- ElevenLabs builds foundational audio models to create, understand, and orchestrate human-like speech across products.
- The company targets creative narration and interactive agents to make voice the primary interface for technology.
Polish Dubbing Sparked The Vision
- Mati cites Polish dubbing where one narrator voices all characters as the origin insight for better dubbing.
- That sparked the vision to preserve original voice, emotion, and intonation across translations.
Start With A Focused Research Lab
- Build a small focused research lab around a single hard problem before scaling product features.
- Sequence research-first then add a minimal product layer to let users validate and expand the offering.