Synthetic voices can now tell children an original bedtime story, or help analyze a picture of their math homework, with a paid ChatGPT Plus or Enterprise account.
ChatGPT continues to evolve past simple text prompts. Last week, OpenAI announced plans to integrate its latest image generator, and today it added voice and image capabilities to its app.
The chatbot can now accept images in prompts, as well as speak on its own with hyper-realistic AI-generated voices. The goal is to offer a «new, more intuitive type of interface,» OpenAI says— and to entice subscriptions for its $20-per-month ChatGPT Plus service.
Curiously, most examples in the announcement are about how children and families can use these features. Perhaps OpenAI has identified a new target audience—or an antidote to the apocalyptic predictions currently associated with its product.
The promotional video for the new AI voice generation capability begins with someone asking to hear a bedtime story about «the super duper sunflower hedgehog named Larry.» ChatGPT replies: «Larry was a unique hedgehog unlike any other.
