ChatGPT will now respond to you verbally in a human manner

OpenAI rolled out the Advanced Voice Mode feature to all paid ChatGPT users on Tuesday. First unveiled during OpenAI’s Spring Updates event in May, the feature was touted as a human-like voice chat experience, with the artificial intelligence (AI) able to express emotions, modulate the voice, and respond to what the user is saying. The real-time response feature rolled out to select paid users in July, but is now being rolled out to all ChatGPT Plus and Teams users, except in Europe.

OpenAI has released an advanced speech mode in ChatGPT

In a after on X (formerly known as Twitter), the official handle of OpenAI, announced the new feature and shared details about it. The feature will be integrated into the ChatGPT app on Android and iOS, but will not be available on the web. The AI ​​company said that once the feature is rolled out to users, they will be notified about it.

Advanced Voice is rolling out to all Plus and Team users in the ChatGPT app this week.

While you waited patiently, we’ve added custom instructions, memory, five new voices, and improved accents.

It can also say “Sorry I’m late” in over 50 languages. photo.twitter.com/APOqqhXtDg

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) September 24, 2024

ChatGPT app users will find the option to enable the advanced voice mode by tapping the waveform icon next to the text field. Tapping the icon will activate the new voice mode. Users now have five new voices to choose from: Vale, Spruce, Arbor, Maple, and Sol. Each of these voices has a different pitch, tonality, and regional accent.

Additionally, Advanced Voice Mode also offers a custom prompt feature, where users can add information about themselves that they want the AI ​​to remember. Once the information is added to the text field, ChatGPT will remember it and contextualize all responses.

Notably, OpenAI was the first AI company to announce this feature, but Google was able to introduce a similar feature called Gemini Live before the creator of ChatGPT. While the reason for this is unknown, the company now says it took the extra time to improve “conversational speed, fluency, and accents in certain foreign languages.”

While the feature is available in multiple regions around the world, the company confirmed that it will not be rolling out in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. This is likely due to regulatory concerns over privacy and data collection.