OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, announced on Tuesday that the release of its "voice mode" feature has been postponed by one month to July due to technical issues.
The company initially planned to introduce this realistic voice conversation experience to a small group of ChatGPT Plus users by the end of June. However, it has decided to delay the release to ensure it meets the required standards.
In a post on social media platform X, OpenAI stated: "For example, we are improving the model's capability to detect and reject certain content. We are also enhancing the user experience and preparing the infrastructure for scaling up to millions of users, all while maintaining real-time responses."
The feature will first be released to a small group of users to gather feedback and will be available to all Plus users in the fall after passing safety and reliability checks.
OpenAI is also working on launching new video and screen-sharing features.
In May, OpenAI announced the launch of a new AI model called GPT-4o, which can engage in realistic voice conversations and interact across text and images. This is the company's latest move to stay ahead in the highly competitive emerging AI technology field.
The new audio feature will allow users to have real-time conversations with ChatGPT and receive immediate responses while being able to interrupt it as it speaks—challenges that AI voice assistants face in achieving realistic dialogue.
