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Live AI interviews

AI agents that interview real humans

A guest joins a real-time conversation with an AI host. The host listens to each answer and asks the next question. A person reviews the result before publication.

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Published AI interview

Dialed In

AI Calling Systems That Actually Connect

Guest: Kevin DeMeritt, Founder & CEO, 2X Solutions

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Why live interviews matter

Keep the expertise human

The guest supplies the experience. The AI host asks the questions. A person decides what gets published.

  • The guest brings the expertise

    A person answers from experience. The AI host keeps the interview moving and asks for detail when the answer opens a useful path.

    Published guestKevin DeMeritt, 2X Solutions

  • The host follows the answer

    At 04:40 in the published interview, the host picks up Kevin’s phrases “caller credibility” and “psychology” and asks him to explain what they mean in practice.

    Follow-up proofListen at 04:40

  • People decide what ships

    The AI conducts the interview. A human reviews the recording, transcript, and final edit before publication.

    Publish gateHuman approval

Published proof

Kevin DeMeritt on why AI calls fail before anyone answers

Kevin DeMeritt, founder and CEO of 2X Solutions, joins an AI host to explain caller credibility, number reputation, and the sequence before a call. The episode is public and playable above.

Kevin DeMeritt“Connection rates are driven by psychology, number reputation and sequencing. So we built an entire platform around what we call caller credibility metrics.”

AI host, 04:40“So you’re building around caller credibility instead of just agent quality? When you say psychology is one of the drivers, what does that actually mean in practice?”

Dialed In · public episodeOpen the published episodeheymato.com

How it works

Five steps from expert to review

Brief the interview, invite the guest, then review the recording and transcript before publication.

01Brief the AIShare guest background, topic focus, and any specific questions you want covered.
02Schedule the guestSend the guest an interview link. They join at the scheduled time.
03Live interviewThe AI host listens to the guest’s answer before choosing the next question.
04Auto-producePrepare the recording, transcript, show notes, and episode assets for review.
05Review and publishEdit if needed, approve the final cut, and choose where to publish it.

What makes it intelligent

The next question comes from the answer

The AI listens to each answer before choosing the next question. The creator supplies the brief and reviews the result before anything is published.

  • Intelligent follow-ups

    The AI can use a detail from the guest’s answer in its next question.

    1. Guest speaks
    2. AI analyzes
    3. Follow-up

    Illustrative example

    "You said the market recovered, but earlier mentioned ongoing concerns. How do you reconcile those views?"

  • Context awareness

    The current conversation remains available to the AI while it chooses the next question.

    1. Earlier answer
    2. Connect
    3. Question

    Illustrative example

    "This connects to what you said about your early career. Did that experience shape how you approach risk now?"

  • Personality matching

    The creator can choose a host voice and interview style that fit the show.

    1. Choose host
    2. Set style
    3. Interview

    Illustrative behavior

    Uses the host voice and interview style selected by the creator.

  • Natural pacing

    The interview brief and target duration guide when the AI follows up, changes topic, and closes.

    1. Listen
    2. Follow up
    3. Close

    Illustrative example

    "Can you give a specific example of how that worked?"

  • Topic steering

    The AI keeps the interview topic and prepared questions available while it follows the guest’s answers.

    1. Tangent
    2. Redirect
    3. On track

    Illustrative example

    "You mentioned scaling earlier. What changed during that phase?"

  • Guest research

    The creator can provide guest background, source material, and prepared questions before the call.

    1. Add context
    2. Prepare
    3. Interview

    Illustrative example

    "In your 2024 keynote, you predicted X. A year later, how has that prediction held up?"

The difference

Live vs scripted vs traditional

Mato pairs a human guest with an AI host, then keeps publication behind human review.

Mato live interviews

AI host + real human experts

  • Human guest answers by voice
  • AI chooses the next question
  • Recording and transcript enter review
  • A person approves publication
Guest voice
Human
Publish review
Human

Scripted AI podcasts

AI reading pre-written scripts

  • No live guest call
  • Questions are written before audio
  • Text is converted to speech
  • A person can review the result
Speaker source
Synthetic
Questions
Prewritten

Traditional production

Human host + human guests

  • Human guest answers by voice
  • Human host asks follow-ups
  • Both join the recording
  • A person edits before publishing
Guest voice
Human
Host voice
Human

Use cases

Where live AI interviews fit

Use the format when the value comes from a person answering questions from experience.

  • 01

    Expert series

    Interview industry experts, analysts, and partners about one subject your audience follows.

  • 02

    Customer stories

    Ask customers about the problem, implementation, and result in their own words.

  • 03

    Internal SMEs

    Record executives, engineers, and specialists answering customer questions.

  • 04

    Analyst interviews

    Weekly or daily interviews with market analysts, economists, or sector specialists.

  • 05

    Award winner series

    Interview recipients of industry awards, certifications, or recognition programs.

  • 06

    Author interviews

    Interview authors about a new book and the work behind it.

  • 07

    Research highlights

    Research institutions interviewing scientists about papers, discoveries, and findings.

  • 08

    Alumni stories

    Ask graduates about their work, decisions, and experience after university.

FAQ

Before you book the demo

The creator briefs the topic and guest. The guest joins a scheduled call and answers by voice. The AI host listens to each answer and asks the next question in real time.

Pairs with

Around the interview

01AI talentPick the voice that asks the questionsEvery host has a range, a temperament, and samples you can listen to before you book anyone.02Auto-editingThe work after the call endsLevelling, filler removal, transcript and chapters, then renders for every destination.03RSS automationEpisodes on the weeks nobody is freePoint Mato at your sources and the show keeps its cadence between interviews.

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