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September 4, 2026

Why Voice AI Feels Fast or Slow: Speculative Decoding, KV-Caching, and Sub-200ms Latency Math (2026)

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An advanced systems engineering guide to sub-200ms Voice AI turnaround. Explore speculative draft-and-verify decoding, PagedAttention KV-cache management, streaming TTS pipeline overlaps, and exact latency budgets.