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How OpenAI delivers low-latency voice AI at scale

OpenAI rebuilt WebRTC from the ground up. Here's how they're solving the latency problem that's blocking real-time voice AI at scale.

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Why it matters

OpenAI is publishing its infrastructure playbook for low-latency voice—a critical competitive moat in real-time AI applications. This is the plumbing that enables conversational AI to feel natural, not robotic.

The key facts

4 to know
  1. WebRTC stack rebuild for real-time voice AI

  2. Focus on latency optimization and global scale

  3. Seamless conversational turn-taking architecture

  4. Published technical infrastructure insights (May 2026)

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OpenAI Blogopenai.com

Publisher excerpt: How OpenAI rebuilt its WebRTC stack to power real-time Voice AI with low latency, global scale, and seamless conversational turn-taking.
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