Technology Jul 08, 2026 · 1 min read

ChatGPT’s upgraded voice mode is better at shutting up

OpenAI is overhauling ChatGPT's voice mode with a new model that it says is more like "talking to another person." The new GPT-Live-1 is designed to interrupt you less and will also wait for you to continue speaking if you pause mid-conversation. During a press briefing, OpenAI researcher lead Kunda...

TH
The Verge
by Emma Roth
ChatGPT’s upgraded voice mode is better at shutting up
A graphic showing ChatGPT’s Voice Mode

OpenAI is overhauling ChatGPT's voice mode with a new model that it says is more like "talking to another person." The new GPT-Live-1 is designed to interrupt you less and will also wait for you to continue speaking if you pause mid-conversation.

During a press briefing, OpenAI researcher lead Kundan Kumar called GPT-Live-1 the company's "smartest voice model" yet. It will automatically pass your queries to its best text models, like GPT-5.5, when it needs to reason or search the web, allowing it to more quickly transition from researching the topic you've asked about to talking about its findings. The upgraded model will also supplement co …

Read the full story at The Verge.

TH
Source

This article was originally published by The Verge and written by Emma Roth.

Read original article on The Verge
Back to Discover

Reading List