I'm looking for advice on using voice agents, particularly regarding their ability to handle interruptions during conversation. If a voice agent can't manage to pause or let someone else speak, how useful can it really be? I've tried a few major providers without much luck, and I'm wondering if anyone has found a solution that works better. Any recommendations?
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Interruption handling is super important for making conversations feel natural. You might want to explore options like Deepgram or AssemblyAI; they offer voice activity detection with lower latency that could improve the experience. The problem with many providers is that they buffer too much audio, which disrupts the flow. If you try one of those, implementing client-side detection could really help!
Just a suggestion, but maybe you should add more question marks and exclamation marks to your title to grab attention. It might help explain what you’re looking for a bit better!
I have to ask, though—what exactly is a voice agent? How's it different from a regular voice assistant?
Fair points, but I'd rather not have to create my own solution.