OpenAI enhances ChatGPT’s voice mode for more natural conversations

OpenAI has rolled out a significant update to ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode, promising a more natural and human-like conversational experience, particularly for its paid subscribers. The upgrade, available to paid ChatGPT users, introduces subtler intonation, realistic cadence, and improved emotional expressiveness, including better handling of empathy and sarcasm. The upgraded Advanced Voice Mode now features "subtler intonation" and "realistic cadence," including more appropriate pauses and emphases in its speech. “We're upgrading Advanced Voice in ChatGPT for paid users with significant enhancements in intonation and naturalness, making interactions feel more fluid and human-like. When we first launched Advanced Voice, it represented a leap forward in AI speech—now, it speaks even more naturally, with subtler intonation, realistic cadence (including pauses and emphases), and more on-point expressiveness for certain emotions including empathy, sarcasm, and more,” said the company.

What’s New in ChatGPT’s voice mode

The latest update refines ChatGPT’s speech patterns, reducing robotic tones and making conversations more engaging and lifelike. Key improvements include:

How the new improved ChatGPT’s voice mode works

Users can activate the improved voice mode by tapping the Voice icon in the ChatGPT app. The AI will now maintain a conversation with more dynamic speech, adjusting tone based on context.The enhanced voice mode is now live for all paid ChatGPT users across platforms. OpenAI continues to refine the feature, aiming for even more human-like interactions in future updates.