PING! Talks on Talking Machines is an evening hosted by Bakken & Bæck exploring the role of sound and voice in intelligent products.
Bakken & Bæck is a design and technology studio. We build digital products, from zero to launch.
Since 2011, we have built products with some of the most ambitious companies out there. From defining the future of conversational AI with Sierra to building decentralised platforms with Coinbase.
Human Problems: It’s Not Always The Technology’s Fault
We have met the enemy and he is us. When a teenage boy in Orlando started texting Character.AI’s chatbot, it started as an innocent use of a new tool. Sewell Setzer III customized the chatbot to ha…
proto IM | AIM-inspired video chat for the open web
Free video calls and buddy lists built on the AT Protocol. Like FaceTime, but it works on every device. Works with Blacksky, Bluesky, or any atproto account.
proto instant messenger
AIM-inspired group chat on the AT Protocol. Real-time chat rooms, presence, away messages — a safe space for community.
proto instant messenger
AIM-inspired group chat on the AT Protocol. Real-time chat rooms, presence, away messages — a safe space for community.
Dock — Team chat that doesn't suck
Team chat without the bloat. Unlimited search, even on free. No AI tax. No feature overload. Built for startups who ship.
Amazon’s Alexa+ Now Produces AI-Generated ‘Podcasts’ Featuring Chats Between Two Robot ‘Co-Hosts’
The podcast industry suddenly has a big new player: Amazon's Alexa+ AI-powered voice assistant, which can now create extended 'podcasts' on any topic.
Luozhu on Twitter / X
I taught a speech model to understand context in conversation. This is what happenedIt adjusts voice and tone to express urgency, comfort, understanding from the dialogue. Just like a real human being520M model. Runs locally on consumer devicesHow this is achieved 🧵 pic.twitter.com/oMgSh2TKbO— Luozhu (@LuozhuZhang) February 27, 2026
AI is teaching us to speak like bots, and it’s a problem - Fast Company
AI is creeping into our everyday conversations, making us less patient and teaching us to 'prompt' others instead of talking to them.
Why ChatGPT Keeps Interrupting You — Dr. Tom Shapland, LiveKit
ChatGPT Voice can keep talking while it works - Sensemaker
OpenAI’s GPT-Live splits live conversation from slower search, reasoning, and agent work in the background.
Why the fuss about conversational programming?
First, there isn’t much fuss … yet. But there will be.
Conversational Design — MULE BOOKS
The interaction design book that explains why chatbots tend to suck
Vintage chatbot lives in the past like an elderly relative
: Talkie's training data stops at the end of 1930, and its creators hope it'll help us better understand how AI thinks
