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ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode First Impressions: Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy


The new voice feature from OpenAI for ChatGPT is often entertaining, and will even do a Trump impression. It likely rolls out to all paid users this fall.

During testing, ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode alpha declined multiple direct requests from me for songs, though the chatbot hummed nonsense tunes when asked to provide nonverbal answers. A white static noise appeared in the background multiple times during my longer interactions with the alpha, like the ominous buzz of a lone lightbulb illuminating a dark basement. When I asked for an exaggerated version of Donald Trump explaining the Powerpuff Girls, the AI generation was campy enough to earn a spot on the next season of Saturday Night Live.

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