Key takeaways (TL;DR)
- Our demo space drew nonstop traffic, proving the growing momentum behind human computing
- Over 200 people joined our happy hour, turning connections into community around Tavus
- We introduced thousands of people to Tavus’s vision: closing the gap between humans and machines, free from the friction of today’s systems
Why we went to Ai4
Ai4 is where enterprises go to evaluate the next wave of AI. Tavus went to show that the next wave is already here. By the time people hit the floor, many already knew Tavus. That awareness translated into a booth that stayed busy from open to close. Every demo underscored the same truth: AI Personas are not an idea for tomorrow, they are a category-defining reality today.
At the center of our booth sat a trio of vintage computers running the Tavus Conversational Video Interface (CVI). Anyone could walk up to these antique machines and experience the future: a full conversation with an AI Persona. For us, vintage computing is not nostalgia, it is part of our DNA.
Just as the earliest command line interfaces laid the foundation for modern software, Tavus is pioneering human computing, a new way to interact with machines.
Walking past our booth, many stopped in their tracks, recalling how they once played “Oregon Trail” or “DOOM” on the same Apple IIe that powered our demo. That spark of recognition was more than a walk down memory lane, it highlighted that just as early personal computers reshaped how people worked and connected, human computing is poised to do the same.
Beyond the booth, Tavus built spaces where people could network with one another, not just with us.
Nearly 200 people joined our happy hour, turning it into one of the most talked-about side events of the week. Meanwhile, our “Fortune Teller” kiosks placed around the venue created viral first impressions. The message was clear: Tavus is a category-defining company, pioneering human computing.
What we heard on the conference floor
Conversations at Ai4 confirmed a bigger shift. People made it clear they want more than chatbots or avatars. They want AI that remembers, adapts, and feels natural in every interaction. That is exactly what Tavus is building.
Visitors to our booth told us things like:
- “I’ve been building on Tavus for months—this is awesome!”
- “Everybody here is doing the same thing. This is the only thing I’ve seen that is unique.”
- “That felt so real. There was almost no latency.”
Those reactions validated the work behind our Conversational Video Interface, which is already unlocking new possibilities:
- Memories allow AI Personas to carry context across conversations.
- Knowledge Base grounds answers in your data, with retrieval up to 15× faster than other solutions (the fastest RAG on the market).
- Objectives keep interactions structured for workflows where every step matters.
- Guardrails ensure safe, compliant, and on-brand responses.
- Persona Builder lowers the barrier to entry, making it simple to create tailored AI Personas in minutes.
Together, these features give organizations the ability to scale AI Personas into trusted agents that deliver outcomes, not just conversations.
That same vision carried to the stage. Tavus cofounder Quinn Favret joined the panel “Strategic Approaches to Scaling Generative AI Across Enterprise” and underscored what people had just experienced at the booth: the key to proving the value of AI is showing what it can do, and then living up to that promise.
Closing thought
While we are both inspired and grateful for our time at Ai4, the event ultimately taught us one, clear takeaway: the future of AI is human computing, and Tavus is leading the way.
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