Prompt Engineering for AI Voice Agents: A Practical Guide to Engaging Conversations
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Abstract [en]
This article presents practical guidelines for prompt engineering in Voice AI agents, with a focus on creating engaging, natural, and adaptive conversational experiences. Drawing from industry practices, community insights, and real-world implementations, it outlines methods for structuring prompts, handling dynamic user inputs, refining tone and persona, and iteratively improving system performance. Special attention is given to applications within the cultural sectors and customer support bots, highlighting how prompt design shapes user experience in voice-first interfaces.
Abstract [sv]
Denna artikel presenterar praktiska riktlinjer för promptdesign i röststyrda AI-agenter, med fokus på att skapa engagerande, naturliga och adaptiva konversationsupplevelser. Med utgångspunkt i branschpraxis, insikter från communityn och verkliga implementeringar, beskrivs metoder för att strukturera prompts, hantera dynamiska användarinmatningar, förfina ton och personlighet samt iterativt förbättra systemets prestanda. Särskild uppmärksamhet ägnas åt tillämpningar inom kultursektorn och kundsupport, med betoning på hur promptdesign påverkar användarupplevelsen i röstbaserade gränssnitt.
Keywords [en]
Automatic speech recognition (ASR), conversational design, conversational interfaces, dialogue systems, human-AI interaction, human-machine interaction, LiveKit, LLMs, multimodal interaction, natural language generation, OpenAI API, prompt engineering, real-time voice processing, realtime AI, rime, speech synthesis, speechmatics, STT, TTS, user experience (UX), voice AI agents
National Category
Natural Language Processing Human Computer Interaction Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics Humanities and the Arts Languages and Literature Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics Computer and Information Sciences Humanities and the Arts Performing Art Studies Performing Arts Ethics Aesthetics
Research subject
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts in Performative and Media Based Practices with Specialisation in Film and Media.; Artistic practices; Artistic Practices; Konstnärlig doktorsexamen i performativa och mediala praktiker med inriktning i film och media
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uniarts:diva-2057OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uniarts-2057DiVA, id: diva2:1946690
Note
Realtime AI
2025-03-212025-03-212025-04-01Bibliographically approved