GPT Chatthe most familiar artificial intelligence chatbot to the general public, takes a further step towards ease of use by integrating sound mode. This update makes sending voice commands even faster: users can start a “conversation” without being redirected to the third area of the application, just touch a special icon and their voice is converted to text, while system responses can also appear on the screen in the form of text, maps, images or other visual elements.
As reported inannouncement on Tuesday November 25, the news mademore natural interactionseliminating disruptions in the flow of communication and driving better integration between audio and visual content. Those who prefer the “classic” mode can still restore the old interface: a Split mode option has been introduced in the mobile application settings.
It is not difficult to understand how this evolution can be justified. Previously CEO OpenAISam Altman has expressed his appreciation for this dystopian film several times Hemaking it the main reference point to guide the company’s technological development. Therefore, the tacit aim of this step forward seems to be: simulate “human” comparisons more effectively with chatbots, without sacrificing their multimodal capabilities or the possibility of meeting users’ practical needs and expectations.
At the same time, the growing attention to this highlights a broader trend: companies working in the field of artificial intelligence are aiming to turn these tools into capable voice assistants. ask for empathy consumer. A tendency that can lead users to lower their guard, share intimate information that ends up being recorded on the server, or be overconfident in potentially misleading advice, with the risk of addiction or psychosis in new forms.
Parasocial relationships this type is actually central to an increasing number of new applications and services. This gave rise to protests, for example, Frienda device to wear like a necklace that allows you to interact verbally with a special app on your smartphone. Originally conceived as Tab, an AI agent designed to optimize work, the project was reoriented by its young creator, Avi Schiffmann, toward a product that explicitly exploited the human desire for companionship — or at least a convincing substitute.
However, Friend received a very negative response, both because of its provocative advertising campaign and because of its high cost with limited functionality. However, the same entrepreneurial spirit can be found elsewhere. X, for example, introduced a chatbot equipped with an avatar that makes this possiblenot like video games, develop a level of friendship and even romantic or erotic relationships. Meanwhile, secondary applications that simulate various types of emotional relationships continue to multiply.
In introducing AI to the world, many companies are arguing that today’s critical issues – pollution, electricity consumption, rising device prices – are largely offset by the potential to eradicate every disease, address climate change, and free humanity from the burden of work. However, the managers who have promoted this ambitious vision appear, at least for now, to be more interested in creating a product capable of establishing conditions in which consumers become emotionally attached to the product, than in delivering on the big goals promised.
