GoKawiilpublished 5/6/2026
OpenAI’s WebRTC Problem
OpenAI posted a technical blog a few days ago. This blog post triggered me more than it should have. I urge to slap my meaty fingers on the keyboard.
You should NOT copy OpenAI.
I don’t think you should use WebRTC for voice AI. WebRTC is the problem.
Me
Like 6 years ago I wrote a WebRTC SFU at Twitch. Originally we used Pion (Go) just like OpenAI, but forked after benchmarking revealed that it was too slow. I ended up rewriting every protocol, because of course I did!
Just a year ago, I was at Discord and I rewrote the WebRTC SFU in Rust. Because of course I did! You’re probably noticing a trend.
Fun Fact: WebRTC consists of ~45 RFCs dating back to the early 2000s. And some de-facto standards that are technically drafts (ex. TWCC, REMB). Not a fun fact when you have to implement them all.
You should consider me a Certified WebRTC Expert. Which is why I never, never want to use WebRTC again.
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