AI voice agents. Calls answered, routed and booked.
AI voice agents that answer calls, understand the request, book or change appointments and hand over to a person with a summary, connected to your phone system and CRM.
30 minutes with a solution architect.
What is an AI voice agent?
An AI voice agent is an AI agent that works over the phone: it turns speech into text, understands the request with a language model such as Claude, takes actions in your systems and replies in a natural voice. It tells callers they are speaking with AI, as the EU AI Act requires since 2 August 2026, and hands over to a person when the caller asks or the case needs it.
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- since when callers must be told they are talking to AI
- 2 Aug 2026
- for a pilot on one call flow
- 6 to 8 weeks
- for a voice AI receptionist
- 2 to 4 weeks
What does an AI voice agent project include?
One call flow at a time, from the first ring to the record in your CRM.
Call flow design
Why people call, what the agent handles, what it hands over and how it says it is an AI.
Speech and languages
Speech recognition and synthesis chosen for your languages and callers, tested on real examples.
Phone system integration
Connection to your telephony or contact centre platform, with transfers to your teams.
Actions in your systems
Bookings, changes and notes written to your calendar, CRM or ticketing system.
Handover to people
Transfer on request or when the case needs it, with a summary so the caller does not repeat themselves.
Recording and data protection
What is recorded, for how long and who can access it, set under your data protection rules.
Anatomy of a call
What happens during a call?
Six steps, from the first ring to the record in your CRM. The caller can ask for a person at any point.
Answer and disclose
Voice
The agent answers, says it is an AI assistant and asks how it can help.
Understand
AI
Speech becomes text and Claude works out the request and the details it needs.
Check
Your systems
The caller, the booking or the order looked up in your systems.
Act
Your systems
Appointment booked or changed, message taken or request logged.
Confirm
Voice
Details read back and a confirmation sent by text or email.
Hand over
Person
Anything outside its scope goes to a person, with a summary of the call.
Where to start
How do we start with voice AI?
Fixed formats with a clear scope. Prices are agreed in a written proposal.
AI agents
AI agent pilot
One agent on one workflow, taken into production.
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Team
- With a technical partner
Smaller businesses
Voice AI receptionist
A phone agent that answers calls, takes bookings and hands over to a person.
- Duration
- 2 to 4 weeks
FAQ
AI voice agents, in short
How does an AI voice agent work?
It turns the caller’s speech into text, uses a language model such as Claude to understand the request and act in your systems, and replies with synthesised speech. A person takes over whenever the caller asks or the case needs it.
Do callers have to be told they are speaking to an AI?
Yes. Under Article 50 of the EU AI Act, people must be informed that they are interacting with an AI system unless it is obvious. This applies since 2 August 2026, and we build the disclosure into the greeting.
Can an AI voice agent transfer calls to a person?
Yes. It transfers when the caller asks, when the request is outside its scope or when it is unsure, and passes on a summary so the caller does not have to repeat themselves.
Which systems can an AI voice agent connect to?
Your phone system or contact centre platform, and the systems behind the call: calendars, CRM, ticketing and order systems, through their APIs.
Are calls recorded?
Only if you decide so. Recording, retention and access follow your data protection rules and the law of each country where you take calls, and callers are informed.
Is an AI voice agent high-risk under the EU AI Act?
Usually not: agents that book appointments, give information or route calls carry transparency duties. An AI voice agent becomes high-risk when used for a purpose listed in Annex III, such as evaluating and classifying emergency calls.
Do you build voice AI for smaller businesses?
Yes, the voice AI receptionist: a phone agent that answers calls, takes bookings and hands over to a person, in 2 to 4 weeks.
Related reading
- Industries
AI for healthcare and life sciences
For providers, pharma and life sciences.
Read the guide - Industries
AI for real estate
For property companies and agencies.
Read the guide - Glossary
What are AI agents
What AI agents are, how they differ from chatbots and automation, the main types, and how businesses deploy them safely.
Read the definition
Sources: AI Act Service Desk: Article 50, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
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