Summary
According to a post on X by @juberti, OpenAI has made outbound phone calls generally available in its GPT-Live voice API. The post says developers can now have Live voice agents place calls through any SIP trunk provider, with Telnyx and Twilio named as examples, and that the calls support HD Voice and keypad tones. Previously, the source describes AI voice agents as answering calls, and the new capability lets them place calls to people instead.
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What happened
Developers can now have Live voice agents place calls through any SIP trunk provider, such as Telnyx or Twilio, with HD Voice and keypad tones. Why it matters: Businesses can now deploy AI voice agents that call people, not just answer calls. Original post on X
Why it matters
Developers and businesses using phone-based customer contact could build AI voice agents that start calls, not only receive them. Teams evaluating voice automation may want to check which SIP trunk providers they use and how the HD Voice and keypad tone features perform in their setups.
Signal Intelligence
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Public Interest 34
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