When OpenAI demoed ChatGPT's ability to have a natural conversation a few months back, even the staunchest AI critics couldn't help being impressed. The presenters conversing with the AI like it was their friend sitting next to them felt like something out of the future.
And it turns out it was from the future because the feature wasn't ready to launch due to safety concerns and other issues. However, OpenAI is finally ready to let the general public try its Advanced Voice feature — or at least, it's ready to let a very small subset of the public try. The company announced plans to release an Alpha of ChatGPT Advanced Voice to a small subset of ChatGPT users.
One feature that won't be ready immediately is video and screen sharing, as the company posted that those will launch at the ever-vague "later date."
Wrapping up its barrage of X posts, OpenAI spoke about the future: "Learnings from this alpha will help us make the Advanced Voice experience safer and more enjoyable for everyone. We plan to share a detailed report on GPT-4o’s capabilities, limitations, and safety evaluations in early August."
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