In this article, you’ll learn how to build a conversational AI avatar using Azure Speech and OpenAI. This project combines Azure’s Speech Service with OpenAI’s language models to create an interactive, voice-enabled digital assistant. It uses WebRTC for real-time video streaming, allowing users to interact with an avatar that understands and responds to spoken language. You’ll be guided through setting up Azure services, building a React frontend, and integrating speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities.