Justin Uberti, creator of WebRTC and now Founder of Fixie.ai, shares insights into the development of AI.town, a platform for engaging with AI personalities through voice, and the potential impact of conversational AI on various industries.Please support this podcast on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowINTERVIEW TOPICS- Introduction to Justin's background (WebRTC, Hangouts Video, Duo, Stadia)- The shift towards conversational AI and voice interactions- Fixie.ai and AI.town - enabling voice conversations with AI characters- Transitioning from text-based to voice-based AI interactions, potential use cases- Creating AI characters, enabling role-play conversations- Ethical considerations and voice cloning technology- The nature of human conversation (filler words, turn-taking protocols)- Incorporating human conversational quirks into AI speech- V1 vs V2 voice technology (speech recognition - text - speech vs. direct speech-to-speech)- Open-source speech AI model Ultravox.ai, leaderboard for fastest AI models (thefastest.ai) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.