This step will align the AI chatbot more closely with widely-used voice assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is set to receive a significant update, allowing the viral chatbot to engage in voice conversations with users and utilize images for interactions. This advancement brings it into closer alignment with widely-used artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Apple’s Siri. According to a Monday blog post by OpenAI, the voice feature introduces opportunities for a wide range of creative and accessibility-focused applications.
AI services like Siri, Google voice assistant, and Amazon’s Alexa are seamlessly integrated with their host devices and frequently used for setting alarms, reminders, and providing internet-based information.
Since its introduction last year, ChatGPT has found applications across various industries, from summarizing documents to coding, sparking a competitive race among major tech companies to launch their own generative AI offerings. Google is preparing to launch its ChatGPT counterpart, Gemini, currently undergoing testing with a select group of companies. Amazon, on the other hand, recently announced a substantial investment of up to $4 billion in the AI startup Anthropic to bolster its generative AI endeavors.
The fresh voice feature in ChatGPT enables it to narrate bedtime stories, resolve dinner table debates, and vocalize text input from users. Additionally, this technology is being employed by Spotify to assist podcasters in translating their content into various languages, as stated by OpenAI.
Regarding image support, users can capture images of their surroundings and request the chatbot to perform tasks like diagnosing grill issues, inspecting the fridge contents for meal planning, or analyzing intricate graphs for work-related data.
Currently, Alphabet’s Google Lens stands as the favored option for obtaining information from images.
