This Wednesday morning, OpenAI is rolling out a significantly upgraded ChatGPT voice mode, dubbed GPT-Live, to all users, including those on free plans. Both TechRadar and Engadget confirm this new model, GPT-Live-1, offers more natural, human-like conversations, allowing users to interrupt the AI, which will now acknowledge their speech with cues like "mhmm." NewsBytes adds that for complex questions, GPT-Live seamlessly transitions to GPT-5.5 to maintain conversation flow.

Meanwhile, Meta has