CxC Ep25: Giving Technology A Truly Human Voice — Code and Connor
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CxC Ep25: Giving Technology A Truly Human Voice

March 19, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

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A voice AI insider explains how spoken language is replacing the GUI as the primary way we use software.

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In this episode

  • Why voice-first AI agents are harder to build than they look
  • How ElevenLabs approaches developer experience on its Agents platform
  • What it takes to move a voice AI project from pilot to production at scale
  • Where the voice interface for technology is headed in the next five years

About this episode

CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 25 features our friend Jack Smith from ElevenLabs. Jack leads global channel partnerships and strategic alliances at ElevenLabs. Previously, he was the Employee Experience and Consumer Bank Operations tech strategy lead at JPMorgan Chase, overseeing emerging technology initiatives and leading engagement with the tech ecosystem.

This episode focuses on:

→ Solving the fiction of existing software including the GUI, with ElevenLabs

→ Evolution of voice-first AI agents and the complexity of a system built on language

→ Will voice become the primary interface for AI agents?

→ ElevenLabs’ Agents platform and the competitive landscape

→ ElevenLabs focus on DevEx in their platforms and recent enhancements

→ Research teams inside ElevenLabs four walls

→ From pilot to production and the scaling challenges

→ Natural language interface wrapping the global API economy

→ What does the ‘voice of technology’ become in five years?

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Code & Connor is where Connor Deeks and Dorian Smiley ask the questions most AI podcasts won't. Two founders — one strategist, one engineer — in honest conversations with executives, builders, and practitioners about what's actually happening at the intersection of AI and the enterprise.

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