bumped aic-sdk version to v1.0.1 with minor changes

pyproject.toml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Source = "https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat"
 Website = "https://pipecat.ai"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-aic = [ "aic-sdk~=0.6.1" ]
+aic = [ "aic-sdk~=1.0.1" ]
 anthropic = [ "anthropic~=0.49.0" ]
 assemblyai = [ "websockets>=13.1,<15.0" ]
 asyncai = [ "websockets>=13.1,<15.0" ]

src/pipecat/audio/filters/aic_filter.py

@@ -65,14 +65,8 @@ class AICFilter(BaseAudioFilter):
         self._aic_ready = False
         self._frames_per_block = 0
         self._audio_buffer = bytearray()
-        # Create model and configure it
-        try:
-            self._aic = Model(model_type=self._model_type, license_key=self._license_key)
-        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 - surfacing SDK initialization errors
-            logger.error(f"AIC model creation failed: {e}")
-            self._aic = None
-            self._aic_ready = False
-            return
+        # Model will be created in start() since the API now requires sample_rate
+        self._aic = None
 
     async def start(self, sample_rate: int):
         """Initialize the filter with the transport's sample rate.
@@ -86,7 +80,10 @@ class AICFilter(BaseAudioFilter):
         self._sample_rate = sample_rate
 
         try:
-            self._aic.initialize(
+            # Create model with required runtime parameters
+            self._aic = Model(
+                model_type=self._model_type,
+                license_key=self._license_key or None,
                 sample_rate=self._sample_rate,
                 channels=1,
             )

uv.lock

@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aic-sdk"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "1.0.1"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "numpy" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8a/40/a307063543a59be1ebec640027666d1180ccf3434f69d890e33f55f78066/aic_sdk-0.6.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:9b4a48e0dcdb3ad0ef702c64b5930c5ce1c34e11235861b3ba4a8aaa337bb777", size = 29368, upload-time = "2025-08-18T16:24:05.348Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0d/4d/80accf25333ec53d9f2c1bee03f17ddea31096ddb2f10d59c12c3c62c8a8/aic_sdk-1.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7526e391e664c1cafabd404c396baff0f2555b01413684f3c08923711516a073", size = 32076, upload-time = "2025-08-21T15:54:17.063Z" }
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aioboto3"
@@ -4421,7 +4421,7 @@ docs = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "accelerate", marker = "extra == 'moondream'", specifier = "~=1.10.0" },
-    { name = "aic-sdk", marker = "extra == 'aic'", specifier = "~=0.6.1" },
+    { name = "aic-sdk", marker = "extra == 'aic'", specifier = "~=1.0.1" },
     { name = "aioboto3", marker = "extra == 'aws'", specifier = "~=15.0.0" },
     { name = "aiofiles", specifier = ">=24.1.0,<25" },
     { name = "aiohttp", specifier = ">=3.11.12,<4" },