No, you don’t need a team of engineers or a year of development. All it takes is going to Vapi, choosing a voice, adding an AI model – and your voice assistant is ready to start taking calls.
This startup has opened the door to a world where your “digital agent” not only talks like a human but actually knows what it’s doing. It can schedule appointments, check your calendar, forward calls – all in real time.
The process is simple: choose whether to start from scratch or use one of the provided templates, insert the model that drives the conversation (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini – whichever suits you best), add a voice (or even clone your own), and connect the tools your agent will use while speaking.
Of course, to sound natural, the response also needs to be fast. Vapi aims for less than 1.5 seconds between prompt and reply – which is key to avoiding that “AI-like” feel.
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Many developers are already using this approach, and the founders themselves held a workshop on how to build and test it – from basic setup to advanced integrations.
If you’ve ever thought about automating phone calls, this is probably the fastest way to do it – no massive systems or expensive solutions required.
In brief: Tech World Highlights
- Music streaming service Deezer reported that over 20,000 AI-generated songs are published daily, with the company using AI to filter this content.
- According to reports, OpenAI reportedly considered acquiring Cursor creator Anysphere before entering current negotiations to purchase its rival Windsurf, a coding agent platform valued at $3 billion.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly said during this week’s earnings call that Trump’s tariffs would cost the company at least $900 million this quarter.
- Meta has teamed up with Spotify, Garmin, Match, and others to form a lobbying group aimed at challenging Apple and Google’s dominance in the mobile ecosystem.
- Autonomous transport firm Aurora has successfully launched commercial services in Texas, with driverless trucks now operating long-haul routes across the U.S.
Trending AI tools:
- Llama API – Free limited access for working with Meta’s top-performing models.
- Audio Overviews – Google’s AI-powered summaries, now expanded to over 50 languages.
- Kayak AI – Plan trips and compare options using a conversational AI assistant.
