Deepgram Acquires Daily to Expand Voice AI Infrastructure and Open-Source Capabilities
Deepgram has announced the acquisition of Daily, the developer behind the popular open-source voice AI framework Pipecat. While the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Deepgram has committed to keeping Pipecat open-source and vendor-neutral. The move is intended to bolster Deepgram's real-time communication capabilities by integrating orchestration frameworks that manage speech-to-text (STT), large language models (LLMs), and text-to-speech (TTS) with low latency. The acquisition allows Deepgram to expand its reach into AI-native software beyond simple voice processing. Additionally, the companies are launching the Real-Time Context Standard (RCS), an open protocol designed to provide metadata—such as audio context like whispering—to help language models better understand and respond to human vocal nuances.
Topics: Acquisitions Artificial Intelligence Open Source Voice AI