OpenAI upgrading ChatGPT with all-new voice mode experience, watch here
OpenAI has introduced new GPT-Live voice models, enabling real-time, simultaneous spoken interaction between users and the AI.
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The brief
OpenAI is rolling out updated voice technology for ChatGPT, featuring new models that support simultaneous listening and speaking. The release includes GPT-Live, alongside the GPT-Realtime-2.1 and GPT-Realtime-2.1-mini models made available for API integration.
Coverage from TechCrunch, Reuters, and Axios emphasizes the models' low-latency capabilities and their design for more natural, interruptible conversations. Additional reporting from MarkTechPost, PCWorld, Business Insider, and 9to5Mac highlights the functional changes to the voice interface.
Future developments focus on the integration of these models into broader AI interfaces. Updates regarding the widespread availability and practical performance of the new voice features are expected.
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Quick answers
What new models were released?
OpenAI released GPT-Live, GPT-Realtime-2.1, and GPT-Realtime-2.1-mini.
What is the primary feature of these models?
The models enable simultaneous listening and speaking with lower latency.
Are these models available for developers?
Yes, GPT-Realtime-2.1 and GPT-Realtime-2.1-mini are available for use in the API.
Coverage (7)
- OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations TechCrunch · 87d ago
- OpenAI launches GPT-Live voice models that listen and speak simultaneously Reuters · 87d ago
- OpenAI Releases GPT-Realtime-2.1 and GPT-Realtime-2.1-mini for Low-Latency Voice Agents in the API MarkTechPost · 87d ago
- ChatGPT might actually be worth talking to now PCWorld · 87d ago
- GPT-Live, OpenAI's New Voice Model, Wants You to Talk Over It Business Insider · 87d ago
- OpenAI bets voice will become AI's primary interface with new models Axios · 87d ago
- OpenAI upgrading ChatGPT with all-new voice mode experience, watch here 9to5Mac · 87d ago
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