ChatGPT’s conversational voice mode just got an upgrade.
Over the weekend, OpenAI rolled out an update to Advanced Voice, the feature that lets users have dialogues with ChatGPT out loud. The company says ChatGPT’s voices now sound more natural and fluid, with “subtler intonation,” “realistic cadence” (including pauses and emphasis), and more “on-point expressiveness” for emotions like empathy and sarcasm.
Voice mode now also allows users to translate languages more easily. Ask ChatGPT to interpret, and it will continue translating the conversation until you tell it to stop or switch to another language.
The feature is available for all paid ChatGPT users across markets and platforms. OpenAI said there may be minor dips in audio quality, including “unexpected variations in tone and pitch,” and noted that the update doesn’t fix voice mode’s occasional hallucinations-related bugs, such as unintended sounds, gibberish, or background music.
