ChatGPT’s Mac app is here, but the flirty advanced voice mode has been delayed

Now, OpenAI says it needs “another month to reach our threshold and launch an alpha version of the new voice mode for a small group of ChatGPT Plus subscribers,” with access to all Plus customers expected in the fall. One specific area OpenAI says it is improving is the ability to “detect and reject certain content.”

As for the new video and screen sharing features we saw during the event, OpenAI writes that it will “keep you updated” on a timeline. OpenAI had said it would roll out the new features in “the coming weeks.” Now, the company writes, “Exact timelines depend on whether we maintain our high security and reliability standards.”

The assistant functions bear a disturbing resemblance to Johansson’s virtual character in the film Her were part of OpenAI’s demo, showing how the GPT-4o-powered bot could observe the world around the user and react to it in real time. It could also carry on a conversation much more naturally, tolerating interruptions with what CEO Sam Altman called “human-like response times and expressiveness.”

However, the desktop app launched today for macOS users. With the Mac app installed, you can open ChatGPT from anywhere by pressing Option and Space at the same time, allowing you to chat about whatever is currently on your screen. A Windows app is due to arrive later this year.