Voice AI

Enhance Voice AI Knowledge Base Handling: Pre-Response Messages, Source Prioritization, and Faster Retrieval
Voice AI works well for general conversation, but it has noticeable delays (typically 3–6 seconds of silence) when it needs to search the knowledge base before responding. This creates an unnatural pause during interactions. ### Proposed Improvements Pre-Response Acknowledgment Messages Add support for configurable spoken messages that the Voice AI can say immediately while it begins searching the knowledge base — similar to the existing "Custom Actions" feature (e.g., “Just a second while I check that”). Examples: - “Just a moment while I look that up…” - “Let me check our documentation for you…” Knowledge Base Prioritization Allow administrators to set the search priority/order of different knowledge bases. For example: - Search rich text documentation first (primary source) - Use the website or other sources only as fallback Currently, the AI seems to evaluate all knowledge bases every time, which is inefficient when some sources are more important or reliable than others. Improved Knowledge Base Search Speed Significantly optimize retrieval performance. Even with a modest knowledge base (one 20-page website + a couple of rich text documents), response times should be much faster than the current 6 seconds. ### Why This Matters These enhancements would make Voice AI feel much more natural and responsive in patron-facing situations, reduce awkward silences, and help libraries optimize the use of their documentation sources more efficiently.
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