Chapter 21: Conversational Voice AI — Why Timing Is Everything

Voice and AI, Chapter 21: recognizing speech isn't the same as conversing. Turn-taking, silence, barge-in, backchannels, repair, dialogue state — and why conversation emerges from integration, not a single model.

2026-06-03 Last updated on: 2026-06-03 Sho Shimoda

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