OpenAI today announced that ChatGPT Plus users and Team tiers can now take advantage of Advanced Voice Mode This new feature promises conversations with a more natural and human experience and enhanced user interaction We knew this day would come And this new advance in Advanced Voice Mode is an important step forward in improving voice interaction for conversational AI

Advanced Voice Mode uses the new GPT-4o model, which combines text, visual, and speech processing to deliver faster and more efficient responses Unlike its predecessors, users can now experience real-time, emotionally responsive conversations, providing dynamic speech patterns, and the AI can even handle interruptions with ease This new advancement shows that OpenAI continues to lead the way in speech-based AI technology, paving the way for smoother, more fluid interactions

ChatGPT Plus users will experience enhanced personalization features, including customized instructions and a superior memory to make each interaction more personalized and tailored to the user These additional features allow the AI to adapt to individual conversational preferences, making each session more intuitive and natural As part of this new rollout, OpenAI has introduced five new voices in addition to the current standard and advanced voice mode versions These new voice options allow users to control how they interact with the AI

This update is currently limited to ChatGPT Plus and Team users, but will soon be extended to Enterprise subscribers US subscribers will have access starting next week, while subscribers in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway will have to wait a bit longer until the feature is available in their region

As part of the ongoing improvements, OpenAI has enhanced accent recognition for popular foreign languages and improved the smoothness and speed of conversations A refreshed design featuring a new blue sphere animation is part of the update to further enhance the Advanced Voice Mode experience; OpenAI has hinted at plans to introduce it in a future update, but the announcement excludes video and screen sharing functionality has been ruled out