Why Voice Will Be the Fundamental Interface for Tech ft ElevenLabs’ Mati Staniszewski

In this interview podcast, Pat Grady speaks with Mati Staniszewski from ElevenLabs about the company's success in the AI audio space despite competition from larger foundation models. They discuss the technical differences between voice AI and text AI, ElevenLabs' focus on audio, and the engineering challenges they've overcome. Mati shares the origin story of ElevenLabs, the importance of focusing on audio-specific innovations, and the company's approach to hiring and product development. The conversation explores the future of voice as an interface, the challenges of building AI agents, and the potential of AI to break language barriers, as well as the importance of quality, latency and reliability for enterprise customers. Mati also touches on the company's efforts to address impersonation and the advantages and disadvantages of building a company in Europe.