ChatGPT’s upgraded audio mode is better in silence

OpenAI is Fix audio mode in ChatGPT With a new model he says it’s more like “talking to another person.” The new GPT-Live-1 is designed to interrupt you less and will even wait for you to continue speaking if you pause mid-conversation.

During a press conference, Kundan Kumar, OpenAI research lead, described GPT-Live-1 as the company’s “smartest audio model” to date. It will automatically pass your queries to its best text templates, such as GPT-5.5, when it needs to think or search the web, allowing it to move more quickly from researching the topic you asked about to talking about its findings. The upgraded model will also complement conversations about weather, stocks and sports with AI-generated visuals displaying relevant information such as sports scores or this week’s forecast.

ChatGPT previously relied on an outdated turn-based voice model, which didn’t always produce accurate answers and sometimes struggled to maintain the natural flow of the conversation. “This is a full duplex model,” OpenAI product lead Atty Eleti said during the press conference. “What this really means is that it can talk and listen at the same time. … On the model side, it can process the input stream and produce the output stream continuously and simultaneously.”

This setting unlocks new features for ChatGPT’s voice mode, such as real-time translation. Now, instead of waiting until you stop speaking to translate your speech, ChatGPT can translate as you speak. You can also now ask ChatGPT Voice to stop speaking until you’re called, which OpenAI says wasn’t possible before. He will acknowledge that he is listening with phrases like “mhmm” or “yeah” and “go it” as well.

OpenAI notes that it has added built-in safeguards to guide the model away from malicious responses or end chats altogether in “more serious” situations. (OpenAI is currently facing a series of lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT Feeding illusions And it hurt The mental health of its users.) The model is trained to provide “expert-vetted crisis helpline support” in conversations about self-harm as well, and is also designed to provide “age-appropriate” responses to teens.

GPT-Live-1 is rolling out across iOS, Android, and on the web. ChatGPT Voice will run for Go, Plus, and Pro subscribers, while the smaller, more efficient GPT-Live-1 model will be the default for free users.