Can an AI Voice Agent Leave Voicemails Under the TCPA?
An AI voice agent can leave a voicemail, but the law treats that voicemail as a call that uses an artificial voice. That means the same consent rules apply as…
AI Voice Agents vs Robocalls: Where the Law Draws the Line
An AI robocall is any call where an AI-generated voice talks to a person, and the FCC treats it the same way it treats a prerecorded robocall. That surprises most…
The State of Voice AI Calls in 2026: What Is Working and What Is Not
The state of voice AI calls in 2026 comes down to one split. Calls to people who already expect to hear from you are working well. Calls to cold, purchased…
AI Disclosure Laws for Phone Calls: Do You Have to Say It’s AI?
AI disclosure laws for phone calls are the rules that decide whether a business has to tell a person that an automated voice, and not a human being, is on…
DIY Voice AI: 7 Hidden Costs of Building on Vapi or Twilio
A DIY voice AI build is an AI phone agent you assemble yourself from separate parts, usually an orchestration layer such as Vapi, a telephony carrier such as Twilio, plus…
7 Best Retell AI Alternatives Compared for 2026
Retell AI is a developer platform for building voice agents, and the most common reason teams seek an alternative is that they wanted a calling operation, not a construction project….
7 Best Air AI Alternatives Compared For 2026
Air AI marketed itself as an AI sales rep that could hold long phone conversations and close deals on its own, and it pulled a wave of small businesses and…
The Best AI Receptionist For High Call Volume In 2026
An AI receptionist answers your inbound business calls with a conversational voice agent, and the best AI receptionist for high call volume is the one that answers every simultaneous caller…
