Open AI has released a groundbreaking update to its software. Users can now have a conversation with the AI, whose voice is surprisingly realistic sounding.
The feature is currently only available to premium users. Cost runs at $20/month, similar to high end streaming services. The Wall Street Journal examined the voice:
Think Siri or Alexa except…not. The natural voice, the conversational tone and the eloquent answers are almost indistinguishable from a human at times. Remember “Her”? The movie where Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with an AI operating system that’s really a faceless Scarlett Johansson? That’s the vibe I’m talking about.
The new photo-comprehension tool also makes the bot more interactive. You can snap a shot and ask ChatGPT questions about it. Spoiler: It’s terrible at Tic-Tac-Toe. The image and voice features will be available over the next few weeks for those who subscribe to ChatGPT Plus for $20 a month.
You can watch a demonstration here:
Chat GPT is also innovating in the photo recognition software. It can analyze things within pictures, providing instructions to fix issues. 9 to 5 Google looks at another new feature:
In addition to voice, you’ll be able to take and upload photos and ask questions, sort of how Google Lens operates. Not only does it recognize the subject of the photo – you can circle items to focus its attention – but it will also let you take additional photos to provide context.
Again, a ChatGPT demo video goes along with this new image recognition feature. In the video, the human asks about a bike seat and how to adjust it. After a couple of photos, ChatGPT knows what needs to be done and says as much. The most impressive part of this all is that ChatGPT was able to read the screenshot of the bike’s manual and direct the person to the correct tool – 4mm Hex key – in his basic toolbox.
Big Tech voice assistants cannot currently compete with Chat GPT’s new feature. However, once they integrate similar technology, devices will be supercharged enough to make voice assistants much more useful than they currently are.
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