How to get ChatGPT's Voice Mode set to be launched next week?

Following the release of OpenAI's Google competitor, SearchGPT, the ChatGPT maker is back once again with something exciting for its fans to look forward to.

However, the 39-year-old CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, announced that the launch of the new feature is right around the corner.

In an X post responding to an OpenAI user asking for more information, Altman wrote: "Alpha rollout starts to plus subscribers next week!"

This means you will definitely need to be a ChatGPT Plus subscriber to try out the voice features, which the company first demonstrated a couple of months ago.

But, even if you are a Plus subscriber, you may not get access just yet.

On the official OpenAI X account, the company said it will "start the alpha with a small group of users to gather feedback and expand based on what we learn."

However, the company didn't provide any details about how to sign up for access, so it may just pick people from the Plus subscriber pool at random, according to Tom's Guide.

Thankfully, OpenAI said it's "planning for all Plus users to have access in the fall," so if you aren't in the initial wave of people selected, you'll be able to try out the new feature soon enough.

The company originally planned to launch the new feature in June but delayed it for "one more month to reach our bar to launch."