How to Build a Real-Time AI Avatar for Training and Coaching

The blog post explores the creation of an AI avatar designed to handle sales training and user interviews, leveraging large language models (LLMs), video, and speech models to provide an interactive experience. The project utilizes Cerebrium, a serverless AI infrastructure platform, to streamline development and deployment, while also incorporating Mistral's function-calling capabilities for specific conversational tasks. The system integrates Cartesia for realistic voice synthesis and emotional tone control, and Tavus for AI-generated video experiences, allowing for the simulation of various scenarios in sales and interview contexts. The solution offers businesses a scalable and consistent way to conduct training and onboarding, enabling staff to engage in AI-driven role-play to enhance real-time conversational skills, thereby improving preparation and reducing costs.