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Multimodal, Real-Time AI Agent Systems
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Multimodal, Real-Time AI Agent Systems

by Heiko Hotz, Sokratis Kartakis
May 2027
Intermediate to advanced
425 pages
7h 45m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 3. Advanced Live Interactions: Video, Tools, and System Instructions

In the last chapter, we built a modern, real-time voice application from the ground up. We replaced the rigid, turn-based model of old with a fluid, streaming architecture built on WebSockets, creating an AI that could hold a natural, interruptible conversation. We successfully built an assistant that can listen and speak fluently.

But a truly useful assistant must do more than just talk. It must perceive the world and act within it. This chapter is about teaching our assistant to do just that. We will give it senses and appendages, evolving it from a simple chatbot into a capable, mobile-first companion.

Our first step will be to give our assistant a unique personality. You will learn to use system instructions and voice configurations to shape its character, controlling not just what it says but how it sounds.

Next, we will give it eyes. You will learn to integrate live video from a webcam or a mobile phone’s camera, ...

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