# The startup behind ChatGPT voice - Russ d'Sa from LiveKit

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Podcast: [Scaling DevTools](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scaling-devtools)
Published: 2025-04-10T11:19:16+00:00
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## Resource

Russ D’Sa is the founder of LiveKit. They are an open source tool for real time audio and video for LLM applications and they power the voice chat for ChatGPT and Character AI. We discuss: - How lightning works (using ChatGPT/LiveKit) - How LiveKit started working with OpenAI - Why Russ turned down an early 20m acquisition offer - What it’s like to work with the fastest growing company (ever?) - How to prepare for massive scale challenges - Russ’s 3 letter twitter handle This episode is brought to you by WorkOS . If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign-On and audit logs. Links: - LiveKit - Russ’s Twitter

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