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AssemblyAI tutorial shows how to build AI voice agents for customer support

AssemblyAI has released a tutorial detailing how to build a customer support voice agent capable of looking up orders and verifying accounts. The agent utilizes AssemblyAI's Voice Agent API, which consolidates speech-to-text, LLM, and text-to-speech functionalities into a single WebSocket connection. The tutorial addresses common failure points in such agents, specifically entity accuracy in recognizing alphanumeric data and handling dead air during backend system lookups, offering solutions for both. AI

IMPACT Enables developers to build more robust and efficient AI voice agents for customer service tasks.

RANK_REASON Tutorial on building a specific AI application using a company's API.

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AssemblyAI tutorial shows how to build AI voice agents for customer support

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  1. AssemblyAI blog TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Build an AI voice agent for customer support that can look up orders

    Build an AI voice agent for customer support that looks up orders, verifies accounts, and transfers to humans using AssemblyAI's Voice Agent API and Python.