- Operai withdraws Chatgpt’s standard voice mode in September
- Only the fastest and most expressive advanced voice mode will be available
- Many users are upset by change, preferring that the sound and approach to the voice Operai will be eliminated
Voice people have come to associate with Chatgpt retires on September 9, and not everyone is happy with that. The “standard” voice of Chatgpt will disappear in favor of the “advanced” voice option launched for the first time to a limited selection of Chatgpt users last year. Simply renamed as “chatgpt voice”, it will be the only option in the future.
The original “standard” voice mode debuted in 2023, built in a simple pipe: Openai servers would transcribe their entrance, generate an answer using the GPT model, then they would read it with a relatively neutral synthetic voice.
Chatgpt’s advanced voice mode is designed to respond more quickly, to be more human in his tone and speech form, and usually works at a higher level than his predecessor. However, many people think it is a mistake.
“The standard voice offers a heat, depth and natural connection that the advanced voice simply does not coincide,” a user wrote in a publication in the Openai forum. The advanced voice is presented as robotics and separate, without the moving and comprehensive tone that I value. “
More than one person described the new voice as less attractive to speak. There were also complaints that the new model speaks too fast, as if they were trying to end the interaction.
“The standard voice is reflective and has a voice and cadence that is natural and comforting. Moving,” a Reddit user published. “The advanced voice does not have the same characteristics, it does not give reflexive answers, it has restrictive content limits and always seems to try to hurry through a mediocre response.”
Advanced voices
Even if you don’t care how the new voice sounds, some Chatgpt users are upset because they have discovered that the same will not even work as the previous voice.
The advanced voice mode integrates your voice, the AI responses and its vocal expression in a real -time process. The integrated process means that AI does not quote the written response. Instead, it expresses ideas more conversations, sometimes omitting phrases, condensing clauses or adjusting the tone based on the context. Technically impressive, but not what some chatgpt users want.
“The standard voice literally read the exact answer that Chatgpt would normally give him. It was a direct line, you know?” Read an example publication in Reddit. “But this new one? It seems that it is paraphrasing or in summer [sic] instead. The small details jumps out and makes the whole conversation feel much more disconnected. “
That may sound less in the great scheme of AI progress, but it echoes a broader trend in technology where people are upset when there is a great change, even if it is apparently an update.
Not everyone does not like the new voice option, of course. Some like their realism and speed, and how is a more fluid conversation. Operai has also promised more improvements to come. But, since the complaints about the elimination of GPT-4o when GPT-5 debuted drove at the return of the previous model, I would not be too surprised to see that the standard voice mode stage also returns.
