Hacker NewsJan 15

Sparrow-1 – Audio-native model for human-level turn-taking without ASR

https://www.tavus.io/post/sparrow-1-human-level-conversational-timing-in-real-time-voice

#HackerNews #Sparrow1 #AudioNative #HumanLevel #TurnTaking #ConversationalAI

Sparrow-1: Human-Level Conversational Timing in Real-Time Voice

Sparrow-1 is a specialized, multilingual audio model for real-time conversational flow and floor transfer. It predicts when a system should listen, wait, or speak, enabling response timing that mirrors human conversation rather than simply responding as fast as possible.

Hacker NewsMar 29, 2025

Noise cancellation improves turn-taking for AI Voice Agents

https://krisp.ai/blog/improving-turn-taking-of-ai-voice-agents-with-background-voice-cancellation/

#HackerNews #NoiseCancellation #AI #VoiceAgents #TurnTaking #BackgroundVoice

Improving Turn-Taking of AI Voice Agents with Background Noise and Voice Cancellation - Krisp

Turn-Taking is a big challenge AI Voice Agents are rapidly evolving, powering critical use-cases such as customer support automation, virtual assistants, gaming, and remote collaboration platforms. For these voice-driven interactions to feel natural and practical, the underlying audio pipeline must be resilient to noise, responsive, and accurate—especially in real-time scenarios. In a typical deployment, audio […]

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Radical AnthropologyJul 23, 2024

Chimpanzee #turntaking in #gestural and expressive 'conversations'

'Scientists who studied their chats in detail found that they took "fast-paced turns" when they exchanged information and also occasionally interrupted one another.

The revelation suggests "deep evolutionary similarities [with humans] in how face-to-face conversations are structured," said Prof Cat #Hobaiter

#primatecommunication #greatapes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c25lw18zrjyo

Chimps share humans' 'snappy' conversational style

Wild chimpanzees, like humans, take fast-paced turns in conversation, and often interrupt each other.

BBC News
Anna NicholsonAug 31, 2023

What do other neurodivergent people think about the way conversations work (and how you’d like them to work)?

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJGKDVPe/

I prefer conversations to work the way Pippa says they work with her neurodivergent friends, whereas my gf wants to be asked questions and feels insulted if I don’t ask 🤔

Like Pippa, we’re both AuDHDers, but we’re also neurodivergent in other ways (and different from each other)

#neurodivergent #ConversationStyle #TurnTaking

Pippa Hastings | autism 💕 on TikTok

This is my latest autiphany. Did everyone else know this? I do try to ask appropriate questions but I would prefer it if people just shared whatever they wanted to. This is why conversations with my fellow #neurospicy folk feels more comfortable. . #actuallyautistic #autismcontent #autisticgirls #autismoftiktok #neurospicywomen #autismtiktok #neurospicycrew #autisticconversations #neurodivergent #autiphany

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