OpenAI Ramps Up Audio AI Efforts Ahead of Device

OpenAI is taking steps to improve its audio AI models, in preparation for its eventual release of an AI-powered personal device, said a person with knowledge of the effort. The device is expected to be largely audio-based, said three people with knowledge of it.

When people speak to ChatGPT, the chatbot can talk back but the large language model that powers the audio version is a different one to the model that powers ChatGPT’s text-based responses. Researchers within the company believe the current audio models lag behind the text-based models in the accuracy of their responses and how quickly they answer questions, according to a former employee and a current employee.