OpenAI bets voice will become AI's primary interface with new models

OpenAI is rolling out a new generation of voice models for ChatGPT, aiming to make conversations with its AI sound more natural while routing these queries to its best models. OpenAI says its smartest voice models yet, GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, make conversations feel more human by allowing users to interrupt naturally and pause speech without the model cutting them off. The voice models will now route queries to OpenAI's latest frontier text models, addressing what executives acknowledge has been a limitation for users. They can also listen and speak at the same time, aiding in language translation capabilities. "This is the beginning. Over time, we think this will also unlock the ability to use voice as kind of the primary interface to computing," said Atty Eleti, product lead for ChatGPT Voice.