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OpenAI is making ChatGPT audio like Santa for the holidays .

The startup announced on Thursday that ChatGPT user could get at a new “ Santa Mode ” voice for the calendar month of December . The feature permit exploiter to utter with ChatGPT ’s existing genuine - fourth dimension voice feature , Advanced Voice Mode , but with a Christmas twist . The voice sounds , well , “ merry and lustrous , ” as OpenAI described it . Think boomy , jolly — more or less like every Santa you ’ve ever listen .

OpenAI is relinquish the feature just ahead of the 2024 holiday time of year , a time when many household with young child will be cooped up in the house all day , and will likely use Santa Mode quite a moment . OpenAI also addedvisual understanding to ChatGPTon Thursday , as part of its 12 Days of OpenAI case , let the AI system to understand live TV from your tv camera . That means Santa Mode will also be able-bodied to “ see ” your family unit , as well as talk to it .

Santa Mode will appear as a snowflake ikon in ChatGPT to the right hand of the prompt bar , and it should be roll out today to all users on mobile , web , and the ChatGPT MacOS and Windows background apps . The party says chats with Santa wo n’t be saved in Old World chat history or move memory .

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