OpenAI Upgrades Advanced Voice Features: More Lifelike and a Personal Translator

ChatGPT's voice capabilities have received an upgrade, focusing on two main points:

1. The speaking voice is remarkably lifelike.

It's no longer a cold, robotic sound. Now, the tone, pauses, emphasis, and pace of speech are very natural, and you can even detect a hint of emotion.

2. It has become a super-powered "personal translator."

This is the most impressive feature. You can directly have it translate for you in real-time. For instance, if you're traveling abroad and go to a restaurant, you speak in Chinese, and it can immediately speak in the foreign language to the waiter; when the waiter replies in a foreign language, it instantly translates it back into Chinese for you to hear. The entire conversation process is seamless, just like having a simultaneous interpreter with you, making international communication incredibly simple.


OpenAI Official Announcement:

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ChatGPT's Advanced Voice feature has been upgraded for paid users, with significant improvements in intonation and naturalness, leading to a smoother, more human-like interactive experience. When first released, this feature represented a leap in AI voice technology; now, its pronunciation is more natural, intonation changes are more subtle, rhythm is more realistic (including natural pauses and emphasis), and the expression of specific emotions (such as empathy, sarcasm, etc.) is more precise.

Furthermore, the voice feature now supports intuitive and efficient language translation. Simply request a translation, and the feature will continuously translate throughout the conversation until instructed to stop or switch languages. Whether you're asking for directions in Italy or conversing with a colleague in Tokyo, this feature can meet your translation needs anytime. For example, in a restaurant in Brazil, the voice feature can translate the user's English sentences into Portuguese, and also translate the waiter's Portuguese replies back into English in real-time—making communication effortless, no matter where you are or who you're talking to.

This upgrade to the Advanced Voice feature is now available to paid users across all markets and platforms. Simply tap the voice icon in the message input box to start experiencing it.