• Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet?

    From Andrew@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Dec 20 14:32:59 2024
    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet?

    Since I'm trying to help the elderly as a volunteer in town on all major consumer platforms (Windows, Android & iOS), today I tested the brand-new (supposedly free) 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact (on phones, tablets & on the PC).

    The good news is that finally, for the first time in history (to my
    knowledge) there is for the elderly a way to chat with AI completely hands
    free (without pressing microphone or speaker buttons on the device).

    For example, on iOS:
    a. After you add a contact for 1-800-CHAT-GPT (1-800-242-8478)
    b. All the elderly need to do is say "Hey Siri, call CHAT GPT"
    c. That initiates a completely hands-free two-way voice/speech chat AI

    While it matters not which predictive generative AI is being used, with
    this contact method I had thought that I had *finally* found a free
    voice-only speech-only chat AI mechanism for these elderly people.

    But then I found the catch - which is that it only works completely hands
    free for only fifteen minutes per phone number (or VOIP account) per month.

    Bummer.

    It may work longer for WhatsApp (and perhaps other VOIP methods); but when
    I tested the new WhatsApp 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact, the chat was via text.

    Of course you & I can easily find & press the various microphone & speaker buttons on Windows, Android or iOS devices to get them to listen & speak...

    But these elderly people can't even see (or find) those little buttons.
    Hence my question...

    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free speech-only GPT AI yet?
    --
    (Any AI will do for an answer - but it has to be button-free speech only!)

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  • From Zaidy036@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Dec 21 01:15:02 2024
    Subject: Re: Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI
    yet?

    On 12/19/2024 10:32 PM, Andrew wrote:
    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet?

    Since I'm trying to help the elderly as a volunteer in town on all major consumer platforms (Windows, Android & iOS), today I tested the brand-new (supposedly free) 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact (on phones, tablets & on the PC).

    The good news is that finally, for the first time in history (to my knowledge) there is for the elderly a way to chat with AI completely hands free (without pressing microphone or speaker buttons on the device).

    For example, on iOS:
    a. After you add a contact for 1-800-CHAT-GPT (1-800-242-8478) b. All
    the elderly need to do is say "Hey Siri, call CHAT GPT"
    c. That initiates a completely hands-free two-way voice/speech chat AI

    While it matters not which predictive generative AI is being used, with
    this contact method I had thought that I had *finally* found a free voice-only speech-only chat AI mechanism for these elderly people.

    But then I found the catch - which is that it only works completely hands free for only fifteen minutes per phone number (or VOIP account) per month.

    Bummer.

    It may work longer for WhatsApp (and perhaps other VOIP methods); but when
    I tested the new WhatsApp 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact, the chat was via text.

    Of course you & I can easily find & press the various microphone & speaker buttons on Windows, Android or iOS devices to get them to listen & speak...

    But these elderly people can't even see (or find) those little buttons.
    Hence my question...
    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free speech-only GPT AI yet?
    Just a quick thought: how about a foot switch controlled mic?

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  • From Zaidy036@3:633/280.2 to All on Sat Dec 21 01:53:31 2024
    Subject: Re: Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI
    yet?

    On 12/20/2024 9:15 AM, Zaidy036 wrote:
    On 12/19/2024 10:32 PM, Andrew wrote:
    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet?

    Since I'm trying to help the elderly as a volunteer in town on all major
    consumer platforms (Windows, Android & iOS), today I tested the brand-new
    (supposedly free) 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact (on phones, tablets & on the
    PC).

    The good news is that finally, for the first time in history (to my
    knowledge) there is for the elderly a way to chat with AI completely
    hands
    free (without pressing microphone or speaker buttons on the device).

    For example, on iOS:
    a. After you add a contact for 1-800-CHAT-GPT (1-800-242-8478) b. All
    the elderly need to do is say "Hey Siri, call CHAT GPT"
    c. That initiates a completely hands-free two-way voice/speech chat AI

    While it matters not which predictive generative AI is being used, with
    this contact method I had thought that I had *finally* found a free
    voice-only speech-only chat AI mechanism for these elderly people.

    But then I found the catch - which is that it only works completely hands
    free for only fifteen minutes per phone number (or VOIP account) per
    month.

    Bummer.

    It may work longer for WhatsApp (and perhaps other VOIP methods); but
    when
    I tested the new WhatsApp 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact, the chat was via text.

    Of course you & I can easily find & press the various microphone &
    speaker
    buttons on Windows, Android or iOS devices to get them to listen &
    speak...

    But these elderly people can't even see (or find) those little buttons.
    Hence my question...
    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free speech-only GPT AI
    yet?
    Just a quick thought: how about a foot switch controlled mic?

    for Windows PC's look at: <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-speech-recognition-commands-9d25ef36-994d-f367-a81a-a326160128c7>

    more info: <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3496377/windows-voice-commands.html>


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  • From Zaidy036@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Dec 22 01:16:20 2024
    Subject: Re: Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI
    yet?

    On 12/20/2024 9:53 AM, Zaidy036 wrote:
    On 12/20/2024 9:15 AM, Zaidy036 wrote:
    On 12/19/2024 10:32 PM, Andrew wrote:
    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free voice-only GPT AI
    yet?

    Since I'm trying to help the elderly as a volunteer in town on all major >>> consumer platforms (Windows, Android & iOS), today I tested the
    brand-new
    (supposedly free) 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact (on phones, tablets & on the
    PC).

    The good news is that finally, for the first time in history (to my
    knowledge) there is for the elderly a way to chat with AI completely
    hands
    free (without pressing microphone or speaker buttons on the device).

    For example, on iOS:
    a. After you add a contact for 1-800-CHAT-GPT (1-800-242-8478) b. All
    the elderly need to do is say "Hey Siri, call CHAT GPT"
    c. That initiates a completely hands-free two-way voice/speech chat AI

    While it matters not which predictive generative AI is being used, with
    this contact method I had thought that I had *finally* found a free
    voice-only speech-only chat AI mechanism for these elderly people.

    But then I found the catch - which is that it only works completely
    hands
    free for only fifteen minutes per phone number (or VOIP account) per
    month.

    Bummer.

    It may work longer for WhatsApp (and perhaps other VOIP methods); but
    when
    I tested the new WhatsApp 1-800-CHAT-GPT contact, the chat was via text. >>>
    Of course you & I can easily find & press the various microphone &
    speaker
    buttons on Windows, Android or iOS devices to get them to listen &
    speak...

    But these elderly people can't even see (or find) those little buttons.
    Hence my question...
    Does anyone know if there is *any* free hands-free speech-only GPT AI
    yet?
    Just a quick thought: how about a foot switch controlled mic?

    for Windows PC's look at: <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-speech-recognition- commands-9d25ef36-994d-f367-a81a-a326160128c7>

    more info: <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3496377/windows-voice-commands.html>

    Another thought:
    use Alexa and a remote switch wired in place of or parallel to the mic
    push button so then activated by a voice command.

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