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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.
At least five people were killed and five others injured when an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, 6 September, local officials said.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
Indonesia has reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced widespread flight cancellations, though fresh eruptions have kept authorities on alert.
Operations at several energy facilities in Saudi Arabia were suspended on Tuesday after attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces injured more than 70 people and sparked fires, Saudi authorities said.
Huawei and Xiaomi have launched flagship foldable smartphones, intensifying the battle for China's premium handset market just days before Apple's latest product launch.
Israel said on Tuesday it was closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem after the UK, France and Canada announced plans to restrict imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
France will move to restrict imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, joining 11 other countries backing or considering similar measures, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday a €200 million ($232 million) deal with Greenland, called the Global Gateway Partnership Package, aimed at strengthening the EU-Greenland partnership, amid growing U.S. interest in the Arctic island.
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