Deepgram acquires Daily, maker of Pipecat, to bolster voice AI infrastructure
Deepgram has acquired Daily, the company behind the open-source voice AI framework Pipecat, to strengthen its voice AI infrastructure. Deepgram stated it remains committed to keeping Pipecat open source.
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Deepgram said that it is committed to keep Pipecat open source.
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