Unlock the Power of ChatGPT: OpenAI’s Voice Feature is Here!

OpenAI has recently made an announcement regarding the expansion of ChatGPT, a widely used chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence. The new capabilities that were introduced in September have now been made accessible worldwide. One particularly intriguing feature, which allows users to interact with ChatGPT using voice commands, will be available to all users, regardless of whether they are subscribed to the premium version or using the free version. These voice capabilities will be accessible through the mobile app version of the platform.

The company announced the feature in an X release, saying: “ChatGPT with Voice is now available to all free users. Download the app to your phone and tap the headset icon to start a conversation. Greg Brockman, who has confirmed he’s rejoining OpenAI, also made a post promoting the new feature, saying , that it “completely changes the ChatGPT experience”.

ChatGPT gets voice features

One of the main use cases for this new feature could be accessibility issues. Thanks to the chat feature, ChatGPT can enable people with reduced mobility or vision impairment to access information and services easily through voice interaction. Speech-based ChatGPT can help, for example, in reading e-mails, dictating documents and doing web searches. So if you get a new email or message, you can ask it to read it for you and you can know the content. You can also ask it to draft a response and let it read it to you so you can easily respond.

Drama in OpenAI

The rollout of the feature comes at a time when the company has made headlines for the sudden firing and then rehiring of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. It has been reported that the AI company’s staff played a key role in bringing back the ousted chief by threatening mass resignation.

And now that the situation is finally resolved, OpenAI is joking about it too. In a short video posted with the announcement, ChatGPT is asked, “It’s been a long night for the team and we’re hungry. How many 16-inch pizzas should I order for 778 people?”

The joke here is that OpenAI has about the same number of people who had threatened to quit unless Altman was rehired and they’ve been having a hard time. Now that things are finally working out, light-hearted banter in a public place helps to heal festering wounds.