Tavus Launches Sparrow-2, Claiming #1 in End-of-Turn Detection and Interruption Handling
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-04
Tavus introduced Sparrow-2, a real-time conversational understanding model targeting the hardest problem in voice AI: knowing when to listen, wait, or speak. It claims #1 rankings in end-of-turn detection, interruption handling, and latency, can separate speech from background noise, and asks for clarification instead of guessing when it can't understand users.
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