OpenAI VP Peter Welinder called live voice models the next big unlock. CEO Sam Altman endorsed user accounts of completing more work on a four-hour redwood hike and drive using ChatGPT Voice through AirPods to control a primary desktop computer than at a desk. Commentators from Sequoia, startups, and academia noted the shift away from clicking and typing toward voice interfaces, with Altman saying the experience makes him want a new kind of computer following recent GPT voice launches.