I’ve become allergic to typing.
I use WisprFlow all the time for dictation.1
And I’m always trying to use voice mode to learn new topics (“Give me a framework to understand the different positions in soccer”2) — especially when I’m driving.
But these both have huge drawbacks.
At the end of the day, WisprFlow is still dictation. It’s shoe-horning voice into the text-based chat construct. And it stinks on mobile.
And until recently, ChatGPT voice was using the (gasp!) 4o model.3
Thankfully new ways of interfacing with AI are popping up rapidly. And the latest release of ChatGPT’s voice feature turns Codex into your personal executive assistant.
“Ambient” voice is the differentiator
Amazingly OpenAI’s official documentation undersells this new voice feature:
The Live option can listen and speak at the same time, making turn-taking and interruptions feel more natural. Live can also use web search and memory, show visual results through supported widgets, and work with text and images.
Here’s my direct…
