You can now talk to ChatGPT — and it’ll talk back

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The world's favorite AI chatbot has a new trick

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Your conversations with ChatGPT are about to get way more personal.

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, announced yesterday (Monday) that it will be launching new voice and image features for the AI chatbot over the next two weeks.

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In its announcement about these new features, OpenAI acknowledged they create the potential for people to try to impersonate public figures or commit fraud.

“This is why we are using this technology to power a specific use case — voice chat. Voice chat was created with voice actors we have directly worked with,” said OpenAI.

When it comes to image processing, ChatGPT’s ability to analyze and make statements about people in photos has been purposefully limited “since ChatGPT is not always accurate and these systems should respect individuals’ privacy”, the company said.

Voice and image features are being rolled out to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users over the next two weeks. Voice will be available for iOS and Android users provided they opt-in. Image features can be used on all platforms. 

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