Paralinguistics

Voice AI: when is the "Her" moment? — Neil Zeghidour, Gradium AI

Voice AI: when is the "Her" moment? — Neil Zeghidour, Gradium AI

Neil Zeghidour, CEO of Gradium AI, deconstructs the gap between current voice AI and the "Her" ideal. He argues that while cascaded systems are practical, they are architecturally flawed for natural conversation. The future lies in full-duplex, speech-to-speech models that not only solve latency but also integrate deep paralinguistic understanding and overcome significant cost barriers.