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Tolan: Voice-First AI Companion — Paula Dozsa, Tolan Sep 15, 2026 · 15:08 Building a voice-first AI companion requires designing for 'conversational volatility.' The team uses tiered model routing based on emotional stakes and rebuilds context per turn, treating memory as a retrieval system.

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Tolan: Voice-First AI Companion — Paula Dozsa, Tolan

Building a voice-first AI companion requires designing for 'conversational volatility.' The team uses tiered model routing based on emotional stakes and rebuilds context per turn, treating memory as a retrieval system.

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