#278 Building Multi-Modal AI Applications with Russ d'Sa, CEO & Co-founder of LiveKit

As multimodal AI continues to grow, professionals are exploring new skills to harness its potential. From understanding real-time APIs to navigating new application architectures, the landscape is shifting. How can developers stay ahead in this evolving field? What opportunities do AI agents present for automating tasks and enhancing productivity? And how can businesses ensure they're ready for the future of AI-driven interactions?Russ D'Sa is the CEO & Co-founder at Livekit. Russ is building the transport layer for AI computing. He founded Livekit, the company that powers voice chat for OpenAI and Character.ai. Previously, he was a Product Manager at Medium and an engineer at Twitter. He's also a serial entrepreneur, having previously founded mobile search platform Evie Labs.In the episode, Richie and Russ explore the evolution of voice AI, the challenges of building voice applications, the rise of video AI, the implications of deep fakes, the potential of AI-generated worlds, the future of AI in customer service and education, and much more.Links Mentioned in the Show:LiveKitChatGPT VoiceCourse: Developing LLM Applications with LangChainRelated Episode: Creating High Quality AI Applications with Theresa Parker & Sudhi Balan, Rocket SoftwareRewatch sessions from RADAR: Forward EditionNew to DataCamp?Learn on the go using the DataCamp mobile appEmpower your business with world-class data and AI skills with DataCamp for business