Overcoming the Her hurdle, ChatGPT gets its advanced Voice Mode [Video]

Voice support came to ChatGPT last September, and the more advanced version had a public demo in May. But OpenAI, the company behind the popular chatbot, caught some heat during the demo for a voice option that sounded a lot like Scarlett Johansson.

Why? Well, she played the AI character Samantha in Spike Jonze’s film “Her” (if you haven’t watched it yet, now is a good time with AI becoming such a big part of our lives), and it seems she wasn’t thrilled about her voice being used, which led to some backlash. The rollout of the advanced Voice Mode was delayed due to the criticism, but it is back on track now.

OpenAI is rolling out advanced Voice Mode to ChatGPT Plus members

In a post on X, the company announced that the advanced version of its Voice Mode provides more natural, real-time conversations, lets you interrupt anytime, and …