OpenAI Updates ChatGPT Voice Assistant to Interrupt Less Often

OpenAI has updated its Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT as per the company's announcement on Monday. These changes make the AI assistant more personable and fix one of the biggest headaches when talking to an AI—it is less likely to interrupt users during conversations, as reported by TechCrunch.

Manuka Stratta, an OpenAI post-training researcher, revealed the updates in a video posted to the company's official social media channels.

The new version fixes a common issue with AI voice assistants, which often interrupt users when they pause to think or take a deep breath. Generally speaking, people hate it when they're unable to finish their query, and then they have to restart it—only for ChatGPT to interrupt them again.

Free ChatGPT users now have access to a new version of Advanced Voice Mode that lets them pause without being interrupted when speaking. Paying users of ChatGPT ...