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OpenAI, the
that owns ChatGPT, is worried that people may become
dependent on artificial intelligence voices. The company released a new "
voice mode" to users last week. The chatbot comes equipped with an
of lifelike voices that are almost
from human voices. They can have an authentic conversation in real
, laugh at the right time, interject with "umms," "aahs" and "hmms," and they can adjust to being interrupted. An OpenAI
states that the newly-released, human-sounding voices may lead people to rely on AI for
, and even for romance and love. It cautioned: "Users might form
relationships with the AI, reducing their need for human
."