OpenAI enhances AI voice assistant with latest update

Reuters

OpenAI has unveiled significant updates to its Advanced Voice Mode feature for ChatGPT, making its AI voice assistant more personable and responsive to user needs.

The updates, announced by Manuka Stratta, a post-training researcher at OpenAI, aim to reduce interruptions and improve the assistant's ability to engage in smooth, real-time conversations.

A common issue with AI voice assistants—interrupting users when they pause to think or breathe—has been addressed in this update. Free users of ChatGPT now have access to an updated version of Advanced Voice Mode, which allows for longer pauses without being cut off by the assistant. Paying users, including subscribers to OpenAI’s Plus, Teams, Edu, Business, and Pro tiers, will also experience fewer interruptions and benefit from an enhanced, more engaging personality in the assistant's voice.

According to an OpenAI spokesperson, the AI voice assistant for paying users is now "more direct, engaging, concise, specific, and creative in its answers," making it a more effective conversational partner.

The move to improve Advanced Voice Mode comes as OpenAI faces growing competition in the AI voice assistant market. Startups like Sesame, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and founded by Oculus cofounder Brendan Iribe, have made waves with their natural-sounding AI assistants, Maya and Miles. Additionally, tech giants like Amazon are preparing to launch their own large language model-powered voice assistants, further intensifying the competition.

The latest improvements reflect OpenAI's ongoing efforts to refine its AI technologies, aiming to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving voice assistant space.

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