Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney & Marius Obert

WeAreDevelopers LIVE – Real-Time Phone Agents, Unsafe VPNs & More

What if you could build a real-time AI phone agent in under 100 lines of code? Learn how to bypass complex voice stacks with a simple WebSocket connection.

WeAreDevelopers LIVE – Real-Time Phone Agents, Unsafe VPNs & More
#1about 8 minutes

Exploring remote-first work models and co-working spaces

Twilio's remote-first approach utilizes a platform for booking co-working spaces to facilitate team collaboration and impromptu user testing.

#2about 2 minutes

Understanding the security risks of free VPN services

Free VPNs often function as malware, making self-hosted solutions like WireGuard a more secure and cost-effective alternative for privacy.

#3about 9 minutes

Navigating the rise of Sora 2 and AI deepfakes

The release of advanced AI video models like Sora 2 has led to a surge in copycat apps and heightened concerns about the misuse of deepfake technology.

#4about 2 minutes

Examining open source governance for Ruby and React

The creation of the Gem Cooperative for Ruby and the React Foundation highlights community efforts to maintain project independence after corporate strategy shifts.

#5about 12 minutes

A roundup of creative and useful web development tools

A showcase of interesting web tools, including a JavaScript-based PS2 game engine, clever CSS techniques for themes, and handy productivity utilities.

#6about 7 minutes

Why voice is a powerful and efficient AI interface

Voice input and output can be significantly faster than typing and reading, making it a natural interface for many AI applications, especially in hands-free scenarios.

#7about 13 minutes

Live coding a phone agent with Twilio and Deno

Twilio's Conversation Relay abstracts away complexities like speech recognition, demonstrated by building a basic phone agent with a Deno WebSocket server and TwiML.

#8about 10 minutes

Adding conversational intelligence with OpenAI and streaming

Enhance a voice agent by integrating the OpenAI API to provide dynamic, streamed responses and manage conversation history for context-aware interactions.

#9about 9 minutes

Q&A on TwiML, language detection, and creative use cases

A discussion covering the history of TwiML's XML format, strategies for handling multiple languages, and inspiring examples of creative API usage.

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