OpenAI updates ChatGPT's voice mode with more natural-sounding speech

ChatGPT’s conversational voice mode just got an upgrade. Over the weekend, OpenAI rolled out an update to Advanced Voice, the ChatGPT feature that lets users have back-and-forth dialogues with ChatGPT. Now, ChatGPT’s voices sound more natural and fluid, with “subtler intonation,” “realistic cadence” (including pauses and emphasis), and more “on-point expressiveness” for emotions like empathy and sarcasm, according to the company. ChatGPT’s voice mode also now allows users to translate between languages more easily. Ask ChatGPT to interpret, and the chatbot will continue translating throughout the conversation until you tell...