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Perplexity upgrades Mac app with ChatGPT-powered voice mode

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Briefings

Perplexity upgraded its Mac app voice mode to utilize OpenAI's gpt-live-1 model, enabling listening while speaking. This update began today, leveraging the model's new capability to process audio input in real-time. The change marks a shift in how Perplexity handles voice interactions on macOS.

Key points

• Perplexity Mac app voice mode now uses OpenAI's gpt-live-1 model to enable listening while speaking.
• The update was implemented starting today, replacing previous voice capabilities with this new audio processing technology.

Context

Perplexity recently integrated OpenAI's gpt-live-1 voice model, which allows the AI to listen to user input while it speaks. This specific update applies the model to Perplexity's Mac application, enhancing real-time voice interaction capabilities.

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The evidence is limited to the announcement of the upgrade starting today. Specific performance metrics, user adoption rates, or long-term reliability data are not provided in the source.

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