OpenAI, company that owns ChatGPT, is worried that people may become emotionally dependent on artificial intelligence voices. The company released new "advanced voice mode" to users last week. chatbot comes equipped with array of lifelike voices that are almost indistinguishable from human voices. They can have authentic conversation in real time, laugh at right time, interject with "umms," "aahs" and "hmms," and they can adjust to being interrupted. OpenAI report states that newly-released, human-sounding voices may lead people to rely on AI for companionship, and even for romance and love. It cautioned: "Users might form social relationships with AI, reducing their need for human interaction."
The OpenAI report warns that future chatbots could fundamentally change societies. They will reshape how we interact with family, friends and colleagues. They may even usurp communication among humans. report points to benefits of new tool. These include bringing comfort and friendship to lonely people, and giving confidence to those who lack self-confidence. The report says people may gain enough confidence to start dating in real world. On flip side, chatbots could cause people to be ruder, more impatient and more selfish. Wired.com writes that new chatbot includes " potential…to amplify societal biases, spread disinformation, and aid in development of chemical or biological weapons".
