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Sakana AI introduces KAME, a tandem architecture for real-time speech-to-speech conversational AI that uses a fast speech model and an asynchronous backend LLM to enable 'speak while thinking'.
KAME: Tandem Architecture for Enhancing Knowledge in Real-Time Speech-to-Speech Conversational AI
Research paper
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We’re excited to introduce KAME: Tandem Architecture for Enhancing Knowledge in Real-Time Speech-to-Speech Conversational AI, accepted at ICASSP2026!
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