India’s Voice AI moment: funding surge and the vernacular moat
What Changed and Why It Matters India’s voice AI story just crossed a threshold. Voice is no longer a demo; it is infrastructure. Enterprises are budgeting for it, investors are…
Hours-long AI chats signal a new UX: slow agents and memory
What Changed and Why It Matters People are spending hours talking to AI. Voice makes it feel natural. “People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to…
AI Santa keeps users for hours — why character agents stick
What Changed and Why It Matters The 2025 holiday season made one thing obvious: character agents are crossing into mainstream behavior. From Tavus’ AI Santa that watches your expressions to…