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OpenAI Prioritizes Voice With New AI Models
Chatty models // Illustration by Kate Walker
OpenAI has debuted a suite of new voice models for ChatGPT, aiming to make speaking with AI the primary way people interact with its models.
The Big Picture: Voice-powered AI is typically the most expensive way to use these systems, as it requires more tokens than text-based interactions. Unfortunately, tokens are becoming scarcer and more expensive as companies across the industry grapple with memory shortages. OpenAI says it’s bringing costs down, which could make voice viable for a growing number of customers — and pave the way for more natural adoption among everyday users.
Behind The Change: OpenAI’s new voice models, GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, are… well… live.
The models “route” queries to OpenAI’s text models, meaning their responses will be more knowledgeable, according to Axios.
They can also “listen and speak at the same time,” enabling more natural, fluid conversations.
To that end, users can interrupt ChatGPT or pause mid-thought without it jumping in or assuming they’ve finished speaking.
Closing Thoughts: OpenAI says the new voice models will be available to ChatGPT users on the free tier, making it clear the company is looking at mass adoption. But that doesn’t mean it’s skimping on capability. Atty Eleti, product lead for ChatGPT Voice, said the company believes these models can be used to “manage increasingly complex, long-running, agentic work.”
Prepare for a lot more purposeful interruptions at work.
Prediction: Voice may be the easiest on-ramp for turning casual users into power users — and getting people comfortable talking to AI ahead of OpenAI’s still-under-wraps hardware device.
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