ChatGPT has grown a lot in the past few years, with OpenAI releasing several exciting features along the way. ChatGPT can now reason to offer more in-depth answers to questions, and it produces detailed Deep Research reports on any chosen topic. Also impressive is the chatbots ability to generate images and edit photos. Then theres Operator, an AI agent that lets ChatGPT browse the web for you. On top of that, OpenAI has released various models, including preview modes, and further improved the default ChatGPT model that most people use.But theres one AI tool that OpenAI hasnt brought to ChatGPT or released as a separate AI program, despite announcing it more than a year ago. Its called Voice Engine, a piece of AI software that can clone a voice after listening to a single 15-second audio sample.Needless to say, thats an incredibly scary feature to release out in the wild. I warned you about how dangerous it is the minute OpenAI announced it in late March 2024.Voice cloning has abuse written all over it. Im not referring just to malicious actors creating fake audio files by cloning the voices of politicians and celebrities, or hackers trying to swindle you. Im also thinking about the average Joe who might think its fun to clone a friends voice and have them say god knows what.More than a year later, OpenAIs voice cloning tool still isnt widely available in ChatGPT or as a standalone app. Its only accessible to a short list of partners, and theres no telling when OpenAI will release it into the wild.Im hoping that happens in a distant future, one where the larger audience is AI-savvy enough to tell cloned audio from a real voice, or OpenAI and other AI firms develop tech that clearly labels cloned voices as AI-generated.Continue reading...The post ChatGPT delayed a feature that people shouldnt be allowed to use anyway appeared first on BGR.Today's Top Deals67 best cheap Apple deals under $100Todays deals: $399 Mac mini, $289 Nintendo Switch OLED, $24 Red Bull 12-pack, $28 Amazon Echo Pop, moreBest Apple deals for May 2025Todays deals: $399 iPad mini 7th-Gen, $395 75-inch smart TV, $400 eufy Omni C20, Energizer batteries, more