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OpenAI opens limited access to ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode on mobile

The rollout of the feature was delayed from OpenAI's initial estimate of late June following a controversy raised by Hollywood actor and celebrity Scarlett Johansson.

ChatGPT Plus is of course the $20 per month individual subscription service OpenAI offers for access to its signature large language model (LLM)-powered chatbot, alongside other tiers Free, Team, Enterprise. Credit: VentureBeat screenshot/OpenAI ChatGPT Plus OpenAI showed off a number of potential use cases for this more naturalistic and conversational Advanced Voice Mode, including — when combined with its Vision capabilities of seeing and responding to live video — acting as a tutoring aid, fashion adviser, and guide to the visually impaired. Clearly, the slow rollout of Advanced Voice Mode seems designed to counter those criticisms and assuage users and possibly regulators or lawmakers that OpenAI is taking safety seriously and prioritizing it equal to or over profits.

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