Ankit Kumar

Ankit Kumar, Co-founder and CTO of Sesame AI, dives into the cutting-edge world of conversational AI. He discusses the technical hurdles of real-time speech generation and the balance between personality and efficiency in AI interactions. The conversation highlights the impact of open-sourcing their speech model and the significance of full-duplex conversation modeling. Kumar also explores the evolution of natural language as a user interface and its implications for redefining human-computer interaction, offering insights into innovation and user experience.