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“AI-First” Hype Gives Way to Reality: New Speechmatics Report Reveals What’s Actually Working in AI

via Business Wire

After a wave of bold “AI-first” announcements from major tech players, many are now scaling back.

As the AI gold rush slows, a new report from Speechmatics explores what’s actually working — and where the real value lies.

Titled The Voice AI Reality Check: Frontline Perspectives for Enterprise in 2025, the report zeroes in on one of the fastest-evolving areas of AI: Voice AI.

Built on interviews with leaders across healthcare, compliance, media, public services, and research, it reveals a clear shift from flashy demos to embedded, operational AI — where tools assist humans, deliver measurable ROI, and quietly power core infrastructure.

Report highlights include:

  • Assistive over autonomous: The most effective deployments augment people rather than replace them. Assistive agents are driving real ROI.
  • Multilingual as standard: Real-time code-switching is now a baseline requirement, not a bonus.
  • Accuracy is make-or-break: With growing global concerns over AI hallucinations, precision is essential — especially in compliance-heavy environments.
  • Voice as infrastructure: Quietly embedded tools are outperforming headline-grabbing features.

Rather than betting on speculative demos, successful enterprises are treating Voice AI as critical infrastructure. It’s being embedded into workflows that demand speed, accuracy, and trust — from noisy control rooms to multilingual contact centres.

The report closes with future-looking predictions, outlining the rise of emotionally intelligent, adaptive, and natively multilingual voice systems — and offers guidance on what enterprises must prioritise next.

Download the full report now.

Rather than betting on speculative demos, successful enterprises are treating Voice AI as critical infrastructure.

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