OpenAI has rolled out updates to its Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT, making the AI assistant more conversational and less prone to interrupting users. The changes, announced Monday by OpenAI post-training researcher Manuka Stratta, aim to improve user experience by allowing more natural pauses in speech without the AI cutting in.
The update specifically helps free users by ensuring they can pause while speaking without being interrupted. For paying users, including those subscribed to OpenAI’s Plus, Teams, Edu, Business, and Pro plans, the AI assistant is now designed to be more engaging, direct, and creative in its responses. According to an OpenAI spokesperson, the refined voice assistant provides clearer, more concise, and specific answers, enhancing overall interaction quality.
This enhancement comes as competition in the AI voice assistant market intensifies. Sesame, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz and co-founded by Oculus creator Brendan Iribe, recently gained attention for its lifelike AI assistants, Maya and Miles. Meanwhile, tech giants like Amazon are advancing their own AI voice technology, with an LLM-powered version of Alexa in development.
With these updates, OpenAI aims to set ChatGPT’s voice assistant apart by making it more natural and user-friendly, strengthening its position in the evolving AI assistant landscape.
