URGENT: Voice Mode Needs Push-to-Talk Feature to Prevent Interruptions

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I’m part of the advanced voice beta, and while the potential is amazing, there’s one major flaw that seriously breaks the experience—the system constantly interrupts you mid-sentence due to premature silence detection. It assumes any short pause means you’re done speaking, which is especially frustrating when trying to build complex thoughts or ideas.

Here’s my proposed fix:

Introduce a “Push-to-Talk” or “Talkback” button.
Let users manually control when the system listens. Hold the button to talk, release it when you’re done—that’s the cue for the AI to start processing and respond. It’s clean, intuitive, and puts control back in the user’s hands.

This would:
• Prevent unwanted interruptions.
• Ensure the AI hears full context before replying.
• Create a vastly smoother and more respectful user experience.

Please prioritize this. The current sensitivity settings make deep conversations nearly impossible.

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Posted by: Bryce Morgan (ChatGPT Plus user actively using advanced voice for worldbuilding and productivity)

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Happy to clarify or expand if the dev team wants direct feedback on edge cases. This is one of the biggest friction points for voice use right now.

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Real-World Use Case:

As someone using ChatGPT voice mode for creative worldbuilding, the current auto-interrupt system actively breaks flow. When I’m narrating deep lore, outlining codex entries, or building fantasy civilizations, I often pause to think—not to finish. But voice mode treats every pause like an ending, cuts me off, and starts processing before I’m done.

This completely derails longer thoughts, causing me to lose ideas mid-sentence. It’s especially disruptive when trying to maintain consistency across large-scale worldbuilding documents or when roleplaying back-and-forth with GPT in character.

A simple “Push-to-Talk” or “Talkback” button would eliminate this issue and make voice mode viable for serious creative and productivity work. Right now, it feels like trying to write a novel with someone constantly interrupting me after every comma.