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S02E03 · Feb 6, 2026 · 22 min
Before You Deploy AI Voice Agents
Before you ship an AI voice agent into the wild, there’s one uncomfortable truth you need to hear: a voice that sounds human doesn’t mean the agent is helpful.
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