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

From	Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.freeware
Subject	Re: Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet?
Date	2024-12-21 09:16 -0500
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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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Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet? Andrew <andys@nospam.com> - 2024-12-20 03:32 +0000
  Re: Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet? Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2024-12-20 09:15 -0500
    Re: Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet? Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2024-12-20 09:53 -0500
      Re: Does anyone know if there is a free hands-free voice-only GPT AI yet? Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2024-12-21 09:16 -0500
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