Balance conversational flexibility with predictable execution
Combine conversational AI flexibility with deterministic controls for critical, reliable steps.
Incorporate deterministic controls where reliability matters most, balancing conversational flexibility with predictable execution.
Enterprises can define structured API chains and event-based logic to ensure critical steps happen in the right order, providing reliability for essential processes while allowing natural conversation flow.
For a financial transaction, use deterministic API calls for fund transfer, but allow conversational flexibility for user confirmation.
For critical processes, use deterministic controls like structured API chains or event-based logic to ensure reliability. This balances the need for predictable execution with the flexibility of natural language conversations.
- Parloa builds service agents customers want to talk to ↗OpenAI · OpenAI News · May 7, 2026 · paraphrased
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- Parloa builds service agents customers want to talk toOpenAI · OpenAI News · May 7, 2026
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