A real time AI video agent with under 1 second of latency
Hey it’s Hassaan & Quinn – co-founders of Tavus, an AI research company and developer platform for video APIs. We’ve been building AI video models for ‘digital twins’ or ‘avatars’ since 2020. We’re sharing some of the challenges we faced building an AI video interface that has realistic conversations with a human, including getting it to under 1 second of latency. To try it, talk to Hassaan’s digital twin: https://www.hassaanraza.com, or to our "demo twin" Carter: https://www.tavus.io We built this because until now, we've had to adapt communication to the limits of…
A real time AI video agent with under 1 second of latency launched on October 1, 2024 with 455 votes, #67 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
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Tavus is a developer platform for creating AI video agents that conduct realistic conversations with under 1 second of latency. Built by researchers since 2020, it uses digital twin technology to enable natural, responsive video interactions. The platform addresses the challenge of building conversational AI that feels genuine by combining low-latency video with conversational awareness. Developers can integrate video APIs to create avatar-based interfaces for various applications requiring human-like video communication.
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Hey it’s Hassaan & Quinn – co-founders of Tavus, an AI research company and developer platform for video APIs. We’ve been building AI video models for ‘digital twins’ or ‘avatars’ since 2020. We’re sharing some of the challenges we faced building an AI video interface that has realistic conversations with a human…
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