Voice Agents Can Just Do Things — Charlie Guo, OpenAI
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Reframes voice-AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → design around speech-to-action: your app's existing endpoints and handlers are already agent-callable tools a voice model can drive.
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