OpenAI's Voice Mode Is Set for Release

OpenAI is set to finally begin rolling out its much-anticipated ChatGPT Voice Mode to some of its users within the next few days, its CEO, Sam Altman, announced on X Friday.

According to Altman, OpenAI will begin an alpha rollout for the Voice Mode update to ChatGPT Plus members at some point next week. This update was initially supposed to come out in June but got pushed back while OpenAI worked out some lingering issues.

OpenAI's advanced Voice Mode generated quite a bit of buzz when actress Scarlett Johansson accused the company of modeling the "Sky" voice after her own. OpenAI denied using Johansson's voice without permission but later removed "Sky" from the custom voices available.

The ChatGPT Voice Mode update will enable users to have interactive voice conversations with ChatGPT. The new features reportedly included in the ChatGPT update will include a translation feature, the ability to create sound effects, and custom character voices. OpenAI also says Voice Mode can understand and respond with emotions and nonverbal cues, making conversations more natural.