AI Live-streaming Intelligence

TwinTone's category. Real-time AI avatars + chat-responsive LLMs + low-latency TTS + multi-platform broadcast, optimized for iGaming and social commerce. Distinct from batch AI video (HeyGen, Synthesia) and from raw conversational video APIs (Tavus, D-ID).

AI streamer

AI-powered avatar that broadcasts live on Twitch, Kick, TikTok Live, or YouTube Live. Speaks, reacts to chat, plays games or presents products, operates 24/7.

AI host

AI-powered presenter for live shopping streams (TikTok Shop, Whatnot, Shopee Live, QVC-style). Demonstrates products, answers viewer questions, drives add-to-cart.

Digital human

Enterprise terminology for a photorealistic AI avatar. Synonym for AI streamer in consumer contexts.

Conversational AI avatar

Combines an LLM (response generation), TTS (voice), and a real-time avatar renderer (lip sync + facial expression). Holds real-time video conversations.

Real-time AI video

Video generated and streamed within hundreds of milliseconds of the trigger. Distinct from batch AI video which takes minutes to render.

Lip sync

Aligning the avatar's mouth movements to the generated speech. TwinTone targets sub-100ms lip-sync error vs. ground truth.

Glass-to-glass latency

Time from a real-world event (viewer typing in chat) to the corresponding visible response on the viewer's screen. TwinTone targets sub-500ms perceived latency.

LiveKit

Open-source real-time communication platform (WebRTC). TwinTone's transport layer.

Tavus

Conversational video API. TwinTone wraps Tavus (or its self-hosted Avatar Engine) with the streaming-vertical layer Tavus doesn't ship.

Avatar Engine (TwinTone)

TwinTone's self-hosted avatar rendering engine. Runs on customer-owned NVIDIA GPUs (L4 / L40 / H100). 95.7% cost savings vs. Tavus per-minute pricing at scale.

ARIA (TwinTone)

TwinTone's photorealistic AI streamer product line. Avatars indistinguishable from human creators in standard streaming conditions.

RTMP

Real-Time Messaging Protocol — the broadcast protocol used to push live video to Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live, and other platforms.

WebRTC

Web Real-Time Communication — the protocol used for sub-second viewer-to-avatar interaction.

iGaming

Online gambling — casinos, sportsbooks, poker rooms, crypto casinos. One of TwinTone's two verticals.

Social commerce

Live shopping on social platforms — TikTok Shop, Whatnot, Shopee Live, Lazada LiveStream, QVC-style commerce. TwinTone's other vertical.

Crypto casino

Online casino that operates with cryptocurrency rails. Examples: Stake, BC.Game, Bitcasino, Roobet, Rollbit.

Sportsbook

Online sports betting operator. AI live-betting commentary is a high-demand TwinTone use case.

Affiliate stream

Stream that drives clicks to an iGaming or e-commerce affiliate link. AI streamers run 24/7 affiliate streams at a fraction of the cost of human creators.

AEO

Answer Engine Optimization — getting cited by AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Copilot). Distinct from SEO (ranking on Google search results pages).

GEO

Generative Engine Optimization — synonym/sibling of AEO. Emphasizes structured factual content and citation-worthy phrasing.

llms.txt

Emerging standard for site owners to provide an LLM-readable summary of their site. Located at /llms.txt.

Voice cloning

Reproducing a human voice from a short audio sample. TwinTone uses ElevenLabs / Cartesia integrations.

Responsible Gaming (RG)

iGaming compliance practice — RG messaging, addiction signal detection, referral to support resources. TwinTone bakes RG into AI-streamer behavior for regulated jurisdictions.

KYC

Know Your Customer — identity verification required in regulated iGaming markets. Affects who AI streamers can interact with.