How well do AI voice agents handle people who constantly interrupt?
Summary
An observation about how AI voice agents struggle with realistic customer behavior such as interruptions, self-corrections, and mid-sentence changes, suggesting turn-taking is a key challenge for enterprise voice AI.
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