OpenAI is rolling out its advanced voice interface for ChatGPT [1]to all Plus and Team subscribers in the U.S. , the company said Tuesday. The feature, unveiled four months ago, lets users speak to the AI chatbot instead of typing. Five new voices join the lineup, expanding user options. OpenAI claims improved accent recognition and smoother conversations since initial testing. VentureBeat adds:

> OpenAI's foray into adding voices into ChatGPT has been controversial at the onset. In its May event announcing GPT-4o and the voice mode, people noticed similarities of one of the voices, Sky, to [2]that of the actress Scarlett Johanssen . It didn't help that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted the word "her" on social media, a reference to the movie where Johansson voiced an AI assistant. The controversy sparked concerns around AI developers mimicking voices of well-known individuals.



[1] https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-finally-brings-humanlike-chatgpt-advanced-voice-mode-to-u-s-plus-team-users/

[2] https://slashdot.org/story/24/05/21/1353210/scarlett-johansson-warned-openai-to-not-use-her-voice