ChatGPT Expands with Voice and Image Abilities
2023-09-28
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1The artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT has added new abilities that include voice and image recognition.
2The changes permit some users to directly ask ChatGPT questions and receive voice answers.
3In addition, the tool can recognize images and provide information about what is in them.
4ChatGPT is a chatbot, a computer-powered tool designed to interact smoothly with humans and perform high-level writing.
5The technology is also known as "generative AI."
6The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, announced the tool's latest additions, or upgrades, this week.
7Currently, the new voice and image upgrades are only available to users of ChatGPT's Plus and Enterprise services.
8ChatGPT's main service, called GPT-3.5, is free for all users.
9ChatGPT Plus costs $20 per month.
10The Enterprise service is designed for individual companies, with costs tied to the services used by the business.
11OpenAI explained that ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users would be able to use the voice and image additions over the next two weeks.
12The upgraded tools would be made available to other groups of users, including developers, "soon after."
13The voice and image upgrades will also be added to devices using the iOS and Android systems in the near future.
14The company said ChatGPT's new voice control is designed to provide a natural way for users to communicate with the AI tool in a way that is similar to speaking with a human.
15But it noted the chatbot can do more than answer questions.
16It can also tell a story to children or provide detailed instructions for making or building something.
17Users can choose different voices they want the chatbot to use.
18The company said it worked closely with professional voice actors to make the interactions more realistic and personal.
19The voice interaction ability of the ChatGPT upgrade already exists in many voice assistance systems.
20These include Amazon's Alexa, Alphabet's Google Assistant, Apple's Siri, and others.
21American software maker Microsoft added voice controls to its new ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine earlier this year.
22Another notable change to the ChatGPT tool is image recognition.
23This permits users to upload a photo to the system and then get information about what is contained in the picture.
24For example, the company says a user could take a picture of what is currently available in their refrigerator.
25After entering the photo into ChatGPT, the tool could suggest dinner possibilities based on what the person has.
26The system could also provide step-by-step instructions for preparing the meal.
27Another example given is a parent who might take a picture of a child's math problem and then seek advice on how to explain to the child how to solve it.
28There is even a way for users to mark areas of the image - for example with a circle - to get more specific information or help with that element.
29Along with its announcement, OpenAI issued another warning about how its ChatGPT tool can easily get things wrong.
30It noted that because the system is trained using massive amounts of publicly available information, it can return results that are false, outdated or discriminatory.
31The company urged all its users to watch out for misinformation and to attempt to verify the information provided by chatbots.
32OpenAI announced its AI technology is also being used by the digital music service Spotify.
33ChatGPT is being used to power a system designed to permit Spotify podcasters to translate their shows into different languages.
34The translations are completed in the podcasters' own voice in an effort to make them sound more natural, OpenAI said.
35Spotify says the first languages to be added in the coming weeks will be Spanish, French and German.
36I'm Bryan Lynn.
1The artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT has added new abilities that include voice and image recognition. 2The changes permit some users to directly ask ChatGPT questions and receive voice answers. In addition, the tool can recognize images and provide information about what is in them. 3ChatGPT is a chatbot, a computer-powered tool designed to interact smoothly with humans and perform high-level writing. The technology is also known as "generative AI." 4The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, announced the tool's latest additions, or upgrades, this week. Currently, the new voice and image upgrades are only available to users of ChatGPT's Plus and Enterprise services. 5ChatGPT's main service, called GPT-3.5, is free for all users. ChatGPT Plus costs $20 per month. The Enterprise service is designed for individual companies, with costs tied to the services used by the business. 6OpenAI explained that ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users would be able to use the voice and image additions over the next two weeks. The upgraded tools would be made available to other groups of users, including developers, "soon after." The voice and image upgrades will also be added to devices using the iOS and Android systems in the near future. 7The company said ChatGPT's new voice control is designed to provide a natural way for users to communicate with the AI tool in a way that is similar to speaking with a human. But it noted the chatbot can do more than answer questions. It can also tell a story to children or provide detailed instructions for making or building something. 8Users can choose different voices they want the chatbot to use. The company said it worked closely with professional voice actors to make the interactions more realistic and personal. 9The voice interaction ability of the ChatGPT upgrade already exists in many voice assistance systems. These include Amazon's Alexa, Alphabet's Google Assistant, Apple's Siri, and others. American software maker Microsoft added voice controls to its new ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine earlier this year. 10Another notable change to the ChatGPT tool is image recognition. This permits users to upload a photo to the system and then get information about what is contained in the picture. 11For example, the company says a user could take a picture of what is currently available in their refrigerator. After entering the photo into ChatGPT, the tool could suggest dinner possibilities based on what the person has. The system could also provide step-by-step instructions for preparing the meal. 12Another example given is a parent who might take a picture of a child's math problem and then seek advice on how to explain to the child how to solve it. There is even a way for users to mark areas of the image - for example with a circle - to get more specific information or help with that element. 13Along with its announcement, OpenAI issued another warning about how its ChatGPT tool can easily get things wrong. It noted that because the system is trained using massive amounts of publicly available information, it can return results that are false, outdated or discriminatory. 14The company urged all its users to watch out for misinformation and to attempt to verify the information provided by chatbots. 15OpenAI announced its AI technology is also being used by the digital music service Spotify. ChatGPT is being used to power a system designed to permit Spotify podcasters to translate their shows into different languages. The translations are completed in the podcasters' own voice in an effort to make them sound more natural, OpenAI said. 16Spotify says the first languages to be added in the coming weeks will be Spanish, French and German. 17I'm Bryan Lynn. 18Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English, based on reports from OpenAI, Reuters and Agence France-Presse. 19________________________________________________ 20Words in This Story 21instructions -n. (pl.) directions for carrying out a task or on how to do something 22refrigerator - n. a device used to keep things (such as food and drinks) cold 23verify - v. to confirm or prove that something is true 24translate - v. to change from one language to another