Lo, behold! Advanced Voice Mode is a novel feature for ChatGPT that doth allow users to engageth in real-time, humanlike conversations with the AI chatbot sans the need for a text-based prompt window or back-and-forth audio. ‘Twas unleashed in late July unto select Plus subscribers anon it w’re first demoed at OpenAI’s Spring Update event.
As the tale goes, this feature doth bestow upon thee “more natural, real-time conversations, allows for interruptions at any given moment, and senses and responds to thy emotions.” Verily, it can even taketh breath breaks and simulateth human laughter during thy discourse. Access is nigh, forthcoming to thy doorstep if thou hastn’t received it already.
When will I get Advanced Mode?
‘Twas but last week when OpenAI finally unleashed its long-awaited Advanced Voice feature unto a chosen few of its ChatGPT-Plus subscribers. Some art already partaking of its wonders. Alas, the extent of this initial rollout is yet unknown, or how swiftly OpenAI is inviting new members into yond realm.
The company doth vow to extend its reach to more users in the approaching weeks, and to all Plus subscribers ere this fall, though many doth remain restless to try it for themselves. Soothly, the simple answer is that thou shalt gain access betwixt now and the fall, barring any hindrances. Should the fall come and go sans a full rollout to all users by December, that would be deemed a delay.
Either way, thou shall knoweth thou hast access when an electronic epistle beckons thee to giveth it a whirl. A notification shalt also appear when thou dost openeth the ChatGPT app.
What do I need to run Advanced Voice Mode on my phone?
In addition to a Plus subscription, users shalt require an Android handset running app version 1.2024.206 or later, or an iPhone using iOS 16.4 or later and app version 1.2024.206 or later. Alas, possessing the right equipment doth not guarantee thee a spot in the alpha release phase. Furthermore, OpenAI hath not disclosed any details as to how or why it chooseth the users it doth.
Should thee win the alpha release lottery and be selected, OpenAI shalt dispatch an electronic missive about it. A tooltip in the bottom-right corner of the ChatGPT mobile app shall also guide thee to select the newfound feature.
Is OpenAI going to use my conversations to train its model?
Verily. Throughout the alpha release phase, OpenAI doth intend to utilize audio from conversations with Advanced Voice Mode to hone its models, assuming thou hast not yet disabled the app’s data-sharing option.
This process is quite simple. On thy mobile app, journey to the Data Controls tab in thy Settings menu and unincluded “Improve voice for everyone.”
How often and how much can I use Advanced Voice Mode?
‘Tis said by OpenAI that both the inputs and outputs for Advanced Voice doth have daily usage boundaries, however, specifics on the exact duration of such limits art lacking and “precise limits art subject to change.” Yet, user Himels Tech hath already posted a videth of themselves conversing with the AI for the major part of 10 minutes.
The AI shalt caution users when they have 3 minutes of chit-chat remaining, ere concluding the dialogue and returning the user to the standard voice interface.
What can I, and can’t I, do with Advanced Voice Mode?
Behold! Advanced Voice Mode, at its core, is simply a fresh approach to interact with the same GPT-4o grand language model that people already employ for their text-based inquiries. So, in sum, most aught thou can does with ChatGPT, thou can does with Advanced Voice, but with comical voices. From beatboxing to storytelling to counting with speed untold, early users art already test-driving the new feature.
There art safety guards and feature limits to what users can ask of the new mode, however. Forsooth, users cannot fabricate new memories with Advanced Voice, nor can they avail custom instructions or access GPTs using it. Whilst the AI shalt remember previous Advanced Voice dialogues and recall details of those talks, it can’t yet access aforedone chats conducted through the text prompt or the standard voice mode.
Even more so, Advanced Voice shalt not warble, nay, no matter how thou dost request. As per the company, “to respect creators’ rights, we’ve put in place several mitigations, including new filters, to prevent Advanced Voice Mode from responding with musical content including singing.”
