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OpenAI Introduces GPT-Live to Make ChatGPT Voice Feel Like a Real Conversation

OpenAI today introduced GPT-Live, which it describes as a new generation of voice models meant to make talking to AI feel more like having a conversation with a real person. GPT-Live is meant to replace the existing ChatGPT voice experience.

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GPT-Live is able to listen and speak at the same time, and it can show it is paying attention with acknowledgment phrases like "mhmm." The model was built for continuous interaction, and it can make decisions on whether to speak, continue listening, pause, interrupt, or use a tool multiple times per second.

Talking with ChatGPT should now feel much more like a real conversation. You can interrupt with a question, pause to gather your thoughts, or ask ChatGPT to slow down. It naturally acknowledges what you're saying with phrases like "mhmm" or "got it," so you know it's following along. We've also remastered the nine distinct voices in ChatGPT for GPT-Live.

OpenAI says GPT-Live is its smartest voice model to date, using the latest frontier model (currently GPT–5.5) for web search, deep reasoning, and complex work. While GPT-Live works on a task, it is able to continue a conversation, and then give the results of a task when it's finished. It also works for live translation, and displays rich visual cards for weather, stocks, sports, and more.

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-Live–1 and GPT-Live–1 mini to ChatGPT users worldwide starting today. GPT-Live–1 is the default for Go, Plus, and Pro users, while GPT-Live–1 mini is the default for Free users.

ChatGPT users can tap the Voice button to talk with ChatGPT and experience GPT-Live. GPT-Live does not yet support voice with video or screen sharing in ChatGPT, but OpenAI is working to add that feature soon.

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Astuces iOS Avatar
4 hours ago at 12:21 pm
Stop it, get some help



Fr too much ai

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MeasterHD Avatar
4 hours ago at 12:23 pm
Looking forward to the day when this AI bubble finally explode and disappear.
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4 hours ago at 12:12 pm
It understands intonation as well, and is the first public facing model to really do that well and not just based on context. I ran a specific test on this and it got every single thing correct.

Something to keep in mind if you're on the free version or you don't have training disabled etc. – it's not only getting data about the text conversion, but how you speak.

It's very cool technology and I hope it forces Anthropic to respond because I really miss brainstorming with Opus out loud, it was an excellent rubber duck, and they gutted their voice model to Haiku months ago.

It also understands some temporality which is a huge improvement as well. I can see a very clear line between this and the eventual pendant / Jony device. When I was using Opus via voice basically unrestricted last winter it seemed like I was living in the future and that, turns out, was kind of correct – but it got here quick.

Anthropic's old version was so good at output prosody it could even perform imitations.
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awshucks Avatar
4 hours ago at 12:22 pm
I miss when voices felt more robotic. I think it was better to have a divide between humans and technology instead of the modern annoying AI fake human voices.
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4 hours ago at 12:12 pm
All this effort to get people to spend more time on their phones instead of real people.

Curse of Altman strikes again!
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3 hours ago at 12:31 pm
Genuinely asking- what does this have to do w Apple other than the fact their devices can run ChatGPT?
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