Agora and Akool Partner on Conversational AI Avatars

Agora, a conversational artificial intelligence and real-time engagement technology provider, has partnered with Akool, a video and avatar technology provider, to integrate Akool's streaming avatars into Agora's conversational AI ecosystem.

This partnership enables developers to embed expressive, real-time AI avatars into voice, video, and chat applications. Agora's Conversational AI Engine now supports Akool as a beta avatar provider, enabling the creation of creative, lifelike avatars that are synchronized with speech, facial movements, and gestures.</p/>

Use cases for this technology include virtual hosts and AI agents that see and speak, enhanced livestreams and webinars where avatars present or narrate dynamically, customer support bots with expressive avatars, and educational platforms using avatars to deliver more humanized, interactive lessons.

"Agora's mission is to enable immersive real-time experiences. By integrating Akool's avatar technology, we're elevating what conversational applications can be—voice plus visual presence," said Tony Wang, Agora's co-founder and chief revenue officer, in a statement.

"At Akool, we believe that conversations become more powerful when you can both hear and see an expressive presence. Partnering with Agora connects our avatars directly into conversational AI platforms, making it easier for developers to bring these experiences to life," said Jiajun (Jeff) Lu, CEO of Akool, in a statement.