How we checked “world’s first”

What we say

Olivia is the world’s first AI bid adviser you can talk to face to face.

What we mean by it

• AI bid adviser: a product for businesses that bid for public contracts, which discusses specific tenders with you and advises whether and how to bid.
• Talk to: a real-time, two-way spoken conversation - you speak, she answers out loud.
• Face to face: she appears as a speaking, animated video avatar.
• Typed chat, voice dictation (speech turned into text) and read-aloud do not count, and nor do voice tools used by public-sector buyers rather than bidders.

When Olivia became available

Anyone has been able to sign up and talk to Olivia since 30 September 2026.

How we searched

On 18 October 2026 we ran about 230 searches in 15 languages across the UK and Ireland, Europe, the US and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, Africa and Latin America, plus app stores, AI directories, patent records and the customer showcases of AI-avatar companies. We opened and read the pages of about 140 products. A second reviewer then tried to prove us wrong.

What we found

Many tender tools offer typed chat, and many give typed “bid / no bid” advice. Some accept voice dictation, one shows still avatar pictures, and some voice tools serve public-sector buyers. None lets a business that bids for tenders hold a spoken, face-to-face conversation with an AI about tenders.

Keeping it accurate

We repeat the search every three months and before any major campaign. If we find an earlier product, we will change what we say.

Know of one we missed? Tell us at support@bidwhistle.com.

Last checked: October 2026.