Desktop ChatGPT speaks up | The Neuron
Welcome, humans. A WILD Reddit post went viral after a news station worker shared how their entire team just got laid off—replaced by AI: The comments are popping off as people from other industries share similar stories.
This wasn’t an isolated incident, either:
It turns out the company was TEGNA, one of America's biggest local news companies. Their new AI can direct shows, operate audio boards, and manage graphics—potentially eliminating tens of thousands of production jobs across the U.S. There’s just one little problem with this kind of full-on, ruthless, “Automate then Replace” strategy: If more and more companies automate away a bunch of jobs without creating new ones… who's going to be left to buy all their products?
Here’s what you need to know about AI today:
Advertise in The Neuron here. Pretty cool news for everybody who loves talking to themselves: OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode is now available on desktop for paid users! Before today, you had to be a paid user with the ChatGPT mobile app to use Advanced Voice Mode (AVM for short). But now, you can use AVM on desktop (via your browser).
Want to try it out?
The interface is pretty straightforward: Mic icon = AVM. Headphones = regular voice mode. Quick heads up: If you're a Plus or Team user and don't see these options yet, hang tight! OpenAI is rolling this out gradually over the next week.
When we first saw this news, we immediately thought: wait, are people still using AVM? Turns out, they are. Users leverage AVM for: Plus lots of good tips in this video.
And then there’s THIS person, whose use-case you kinda have to read yourself to understand (they REALLY love voice mode…).
Here’s the ultimate AVM Productivity Hack: Perfect for drafting documents hands-free!
Oh, and FYI: be careful what you tell GPT to remember. In this case, Ethan Mollick forgot that he told GPT to speak in a British accent… but GPT sure remembered. Ethan, you absolute muppet!
Pick an answer and write-in your use-case!
Yep - perfect for brain dumping while walking or driving. Language practice buddy all day. Actually I use it for something else... Now that it's on desktop, I'll try it out. I use Gemini / Google Assistant instead. No I don't—and here's why...
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