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OpenAI Just Can’t Beat This TikToker
Gizmodo • • technology
Key Points:
- OpenAI released GPT-Live-1, a new full-duplex voice model designed for more natural, simultaneous talking and listening to improve conversational flow and capabilities like live translation.
- TikToker Husk tested GPT-Live-1 with simple prompts, such as counting letters in words, and the model failed basic tasks, highlighting ongoing limitations despite being OpenAI’s flagship voice model.
- OpenAI staff acknowledged the embarrassing performance publicly, while CEO Sam Altman has previously responded with humor to similar critiques from Husk’s viral videos.
- Additional users reported that GPT-Live-1 struggles with classic tests like counting specific letters in words and that its full-duplex feature sometimes causes it to interrupt users with confirmation sounds, which can be annoying.
- Despite these issues, OpenAI promotes GPT-Live-1 as a step toward more accessible artificial general intelligence, emphasizing improvements in natural human-AI interaction.
