Is it possible to start generating text and speech...
# ask-aic
creamy-fish-75944
05/15/2025, 2:01 PMIs it possible to start generating text and speech before the turn moves to the agent?
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tall-airline-16756
05/15/2025, 2:02 PMThanks for reaching out, Florent. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
tall-airline-16756
05/15/2025, 2:02 PMYes, it is possible to start generating text and speech before the turn officially moves to the agent. This can be achieved using a feature called "preemptive synthesis." With this feature enabled, the system can begin synthesizing a reply as soon as it receives a transcript from the user, even before the user's turn is fully completed. This helps reduce response latency by preparing the agent's response in advance.
Sources: livekit.agents.pipeline.pipeline_agent API documentation | livekit.agents.voice_assistant API documentation
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creamy-fish-75944
05/15/2025, 2:02 PMI think preemptive synthesis is only for Agents v1?
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tall-airline-16756
05/15/2025, 2:02 PMFrom the available information, preemptive synthesis is a feature present in both the VoiceAssistant and VoicePipelineAgent classes. However, the default behavior differs: it is enabled by default in the VoiceAssistant class and disabled by default in the VoicePipelineAgent class. Unfortunately, the sources do not explicitly clarify whether this feature is exclusive to Agents v1 or also applicable to v2. If you need further clarification, I can escalate this to a specialist for a more detailed response.
Sources: livekit.agents.pipeline.pipeline_agent API documentation | Tree View: | dse-workbench | livekit.agents.pipeline.pipeline_agent API documentation