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Founder Secrets with Taylor and FlaviuEP 111: Andrei Papancea | Building Conversational AI That Actually WorksJoin us as Andrei Papancea, Co-Founder and CEO of NLX, shares how his company is redefining conversational AI for the real world. With deep experience building voice and chat applications for global enterprises, Andrei reveals how NLX empowers teams to create AI-driven conversations that are practical, scalable, and grounded in business logic.In this episode, Andrei opens up about his journey from early NLP experiments to partnering with Toyota, the challenges of building AI that truly adds value, and why most enterprises still misunderstand what intelligent automation really means. He explains why the future...
2025-11-0659 min
VUX WorldMaking human-like voice AI accessible and affordable with NLX and InworldVoice AI is having a breakthrough moment. With large language models delivering unprecedented understanding and next-gen text-to-speech achieving near-human fidelity, the possibilities for immersive, scalable, and personalised customer experiences are greater than ever.We’re joined by Andrei Papancea (CEO & Co-Founder, NLX) and Kylan Gibbs (CEO & Co-Founder, Inworld), who break down how their companies are working together, making studio-quality voice experiences accessible to developers and enterprises at scale.The conversation traces how voice technology has progressed from basic assistants to today’s lifelike AI voices. We also discuss the shift from brand voices to b...
2025-09-251h 02
VUX WorldAI beyond the hype: what actually works for enterprise with Andrei Papancea, NLXIn this episode, we chat with Andrei Papancea, CEO and Co-Founder of NLX, to cut through the noise and get real about where AI in the enterprise is delivering value, and where it's not.Andrei brings a refreshing dose of grounded perspective as the buzz around ‘agentic AI’ and generative everything reaches fever pitch. Instead of chasing trends or slapping AI onto every process, NLX is laser-focused on practical outcomes: real problems, solved efficiently, and with the right tech. We explore the challenges enterprise leaders face when navigating a market bloated with hype: inter...
2025-05-0157 min
Washington AI Network with Tammy HaddadOpen-Source AI at SXSW: Innovators Transforming Finance, Healthcare, and MusicIn this special SXSW edition of the Washington AI Network Podcast—recorded live at the SeedAI House—host Tammy Haddad interviews four innovators harnessing open-source AI to transform finance, healthcare, and music. Listen as Andrei Papancea (CEO, NLX), Dr. Kal Clark (founder, Zauron Labs), Martha Sylla Underwood (founder, Prismm), and award–winning producer Bosko Kante (founder, HiiiWAV) reveal how they’re building next-generation solutions using models like Llama. From reducing errors in medical imaging to empowering new music creators, each conversation underscores how smart content, efficient workflows, and open-source collaboration can deliver real impact across industries.
2025-04-1057 min
Jazz ShapersAndrei Papancea: Co-Founder and CEO of AI platform NLXAndrei Papancea is the Co-Founder and CEO of AI platform NLX. Andrei joins Elliot to share his journey from running his own business in Romania - while still at primary school - to operating on the edges of technology in New York.
2024-02-2530 min
Travel Tech InsiderAI: What We Know So Far, Part 1 - The StartupsIt’s been a little over a year now since ChatGPT burst on the scene like a cannonball into a pool, soaking us all. The initial waves have settled down, giving us a chance to see what kind of ideas and applications are making the best use of this fascinating technology. And while AI isn’t exactly new, the democratized access to it that ChatGPT introduced means virtually anyone can make use of large language models and generative AI tools without needing a PhD.This expanded access in turn is driving the early commoditization of a sophisticated tech...
2024-02-1357 min
Travel Trends with Dan ChristianSeason 2 Rewind - Virtuoso Startups, AI Insights & Trivia Showdown!Send us a textGet ready for a captivating journey as we reflect on an unforgettable season 2 of Travel Trends! Your hosts, Zach Vanasse and Dan Christian, discuss the brightest minds in the travel industry and how they participated in the show this season. We've been lucky enough to engage with thousands of listeners from over 50 countries worldwide and are eager to continue delivering insightful experiences in the future. In this episode, we reveal the 'lost recording' from the Virtuoso conference that features three game-changing travel industry CEOs - Jessica Blotter, Grace McBride, and Andrei Pa...
2023-11-281h 26
VUX WorldThe enterprise practicality of ChatGPT and LLMs with Andrei PapanceaAndrei Papancea is the CEO and Co-Founder of NLX, a leading conversational AI platform. Andrei joins us to share his thoughts on the value and realistic use cases for large language models in large enterprise automation use cases, the emerging trend of multimodal CX and thoughts on what it takes to get AI automation right.Presented by Tidio Grow your online store with the #1 customer success tool for eCommerce. Engage with your customers and website visitors in real-time. Provide personalized product recommendations. Use AI-powered chatbot workflows to move prospects through your sales funnel...
2023-07-141h 00
The Voicebot PodcastAndrei Papancea CEO of NLX on Conversational Experiences, Customer Self-Service, and GPT-3 - Voicebot Podcast Ep 299Andrei Papancea co-founded NLX in 2018 to solve some of the problems he faced as a software engineer working on natural language understanding at American Express. He worked extensively with designers and analysts that could not make improvements to customer self-service and conversational support channels without engaging software engineers to hardcode the changes. He was confident that you could build conversational systems that enabled non-technical users to make these changes. In addition, he was particularly interested in how conversational systems could be married with visual channels on the web and mobile to deliver even better customer self-service solutions. T...
2023-02-181h 15
The GradienceTeam Building and Work Culture with Andrei Papancea, CEO and Chief Product Officer at NLXStart-ups cannot function and grow on the enthusiasm and hard work of just one person, it takes a team of committed professionals to create a healthy corporate culture and drive expansion. To keep your team's curiosity and competitive spirit alive, you need a work environment that fosters success and advancement.In this episode of The Gradience Podcast, Nigel is joined by Andrei Papancea.They cover:👉 [ 00:11:05 ] When putting together your team, it’s important to ensure that they are people who want to do meaningful and intellectually engaging work and not people who just want a job👉...
2023-01-1727 min
Grit Daily Startup ShowAutomated Self Service Tools - Andrei Papancea - NLX.AIConversational AI SaaS products help brands transform their customer interactions into automated, personalized self-service experiences. When implemented, NLX empowers a brand's customers to resolve their own inquiries at their own pace - with no wait time or frustration. Download our one-pager to learn more.Andrei is the CEO of NLX Inc, a technology startup he co-founded in 2018 to solve the problems of centralized operations and scaling of conversational AI applications. His technical expertise spreads across the stack from low-level OS and distributed systems all the way to frontend engineering.More info: https://nlx.ai/Support...
2022-04-0520 min