World Wide Web Consortium6d ago

The report from the W3C Workshop on Smart Voice Agents, held online in February 2026 is now out.

Participant RJ Burnham, summarized a central issue:
"Proprietary voice AI platforms can move quickly, but the result is fragmentation and lock-in. The key question is whether we can restore portability and interoperability without slowing innovation."

Read more including eight cross-cutting issues that now define the practical standards agenda at:
https://www.w3.org/news/2026/w3c-workshop-report-smart-voice-agents/
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Show threadAndrocat

@w3c I think some work needs to be done on what constitutes "innovation".

It can't just be "doing stuff in different ways", because if it were, some forms or innovation shouldn't just be slowed, they should be halted altogether.

Apr 7 at 11:58amWeb