Simon Smith(@_simonsmith):If you had any doubt OpenAI sees voice as the main way we'll interact with AI in future, the latest ChatGPT desktop app update makes it clear. Voice is elevated to the persistent left sidebar. Clicking it starts a voice thread. This also makes it more clear that voice threads are superthreads you can use to coordinate other threads. It's an overarching presence.

2026.08.14 14:06

If you had any doubt OpenAI sees voice as the main way we'll interact with AI in future, the latest ChatGPT desktop app update makes it clear. Voice is elevated to the persistent left sidebar. Clicking it starts a voice thread. This also makes it more clear that voice threads are superthreads you can use to coordinate other threads. It's an overarching presence.