Claim◆Article · 19 words
The new GPT-Live model, used in ChatGPT's voice mode, is very impressive after several weeks of preview access on the iPhone app.
Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog
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Simon Willison's longest conversation with the new GPT-Live model has lasted a full hour, held while walking his dog and photographing pelicans.
Simon Willison shares that his longest session with GPT-Live was an hour-long conversation during a dog walk spent photographing pelicans, still without catching an owl on camera. ✦ AI generated
Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-07-08 · original ↗
My longest conversation with the new model has been a full hour while walking the dog (and taking photos of pelicans). I have not yet managed to take a photo of an owl.
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