Part 14: Voice Assistant & Audio Interaction

1. Two Distinct Voice Systems

Accelerated Logic AI features two independent audio systems:

🎙️ Speech-to-Text Input (Dictation)

Dictate prompts hands-free using browser Web Speech Recognition. Transcribes spoken words directly into the composer input field.

🔊 Text-to-Speech Output (Read Aloud)

Listen to AI responses rendered via native browser Speech Synthesis voices with animated audio equalizer indicators.

2. Speech-to-Text Voice Input

Click the Microphone icon in the composer when the input field is empty (or to append text).

Voice Dictation Workflow:

Click the Microphone icon to open the full-screen Voice Interface.
Grant browser microphone permissions when prompted.
Speak naturally; live transcripts update in real time.
Click Stop or pause briefly to complete dictation and insert text into the composer.

3. Text-to-Speech Read Aloud

Hover over any assistant message and click Read Aloud (Volume icon).

Cleaned Audio Output: System tags (<thinking>, <image_gen>) and code block syntax markers are stripped before synthesis.
Visual Equalizer: Animated soundwave bars indicate active speech synthesis. Click Stop Aloud anytime to silence playback.
Native OS Voices: Uses default system voices (e.g. Samantha/Alex on macOS, David/Zira on Windows).

4. Full-Screen Voice Interface Modal

The full-screen Voice Interface modal features an animated microphone orb with pulsating radial waves, displaying live interim speech hypotheses for extended hands-free prompt composition.

5. Sandboxed Iframe Security & Audio Fallbacks

⚠️ "Read Aloud is blocked by sandboxed iframe" Notice

When Accelerated Logic AI runs inside a restricted preview iframe without explicit audio policy permissions, browsers block window.speechSynthesis.

Resolution: Click "Open in New Tab" at the top right of the workspace preview to run in a top-level browser context where Web Speech APIs operate unimpeded.

6. Hands-Free Developer Workflows

Dictate core feature requirements, allow multi-agent teams to generate application code, and listen to architectural explanations via Read Aloud while inspecting the live Web Sandbox preview pane.

7. Privacy & Data Handling

Speech Input (STT)

Processed by standard browser speech services (e.g. Google Cloud Speech in Chrome).

Speech Output (TTS)

100% client-side offline synthesis using local operating system speech synthesis engines.

8. Voice Troubleshooting

Microphone Denied? Click the address bar lock icon → Site Settings → Microphone → Allow.

No Sound on Read Aloud? Ensure system audio is unmuted and verify that the current tab is not muted in the browser tab bar.