OpenAI says GPT-Live-1.1 improves ChatGPT voices, accents and expressions
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OpenAI announced GPT-Live-1.1, an update focused on ChatGPT’s voice conversations. The company says the model adds new voices for French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Mexican Spanish, as well as the Bubbie English voice; it also promises more natural accents in several languages and a wider variety of phrases used while the assistant searches for information. The change does not mean faster searches, but less repetitive spoken communication.
GPT-Live-1.1 starts rolling out on October 15 alongside GPT-Live-1.1 Quip, a smaller version, in a release intended for all users. The improvements are also planned for Codex and dots, although available voices may vary by region and account. According to Xataka, the update addresses previously observed limitations, such as the strong American accent in Hindi during a demonstration observed by TechCrunch. The new version will later come to the API, with no date set.
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The update could make ChatGPT voice conversations less repetitive and more natural for users across several languages, although voice availability may vary by region and account. Its later arrival in the API also matters to developers, but no date has been set.