OpenAI Leaders See Voice Models as Next Unlock
Executives and users highlight ChatGPT Voice for productivity during hikes, drives, and remote settings.
OpenAI VP Peter Welinder called live voice models the next big unlock. CEO Sam Altman endorsed user accounts of completing more work on a four-hour redwood hike and drive using ChatGPT Voice through AirPods to control a primary desktop computer than at a desk. Commentators from Sequoia, startups, and academia noted the shift away from clicking and typing toward voice interfaces, with Altman saying the experience makes him want a new kind of computer following recent GPT voice launches.
I don’t think you understand what ChatGPT Voice unlocks I went on a 4 hour hike yesterday. Through the northern California redwoods. Got more work done in those 4 hours talking to Voice through my AirPods then I do in 8 hours at my desk Work can be done ANYWHERE now 45…