WebRTC Weekly Issue #567 - December 18, 2024

Here is the latest on WebRTC  from your friends at webrtcweekly.com.

Reading

OpenAI o1 and new tools for developers (OpenAI)
Realtime API for OpenAI now includes a beta WebRTC interface.

The WISH Working Group: Server-Offer vs. Client-Offer Debate (Red5)
A good summary of the debates around WHEP and a great look at the gritty process of standards work.

Technical

Upskill and improve your WebRTC (sponsored)
Use coupon code GO1700 for a one time 30% discount on all WebRTC courses – 10 first users only.

AV1 and more … how does Jitsi Meet pick video codecs? (Jitsi)
Jitsi officially uses AV1 as its preferred codec – with all the needed fallback mechanisms.

Face It: Detecting Emotions in Video Calls with Twilio and AWS Rekognition (Twilio)
Twilio is back to promoting its Programmable Video.

Use Cases and Customer Wins

Founder who built Snap’s AI launches a snappy new take on video chatbots (TechCrunch)
Talking to bots is all the rage these days.

Releases

Everything You Need to Know about Agora Video SDK v4.5 (Agora)
Lots of small optimizations and features.

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