A new leak reported by Crypto Briefing suggests OpenAI is working on a bidirectional voice model that could make conversations with ChatGPT feel much more natural.Instead of waiting for you to finish speaking before responding, the AI would reportedly be able to listen while it's talking — allowing for interruptions and a flow that mimics real conversation between two people.On paper, that sounds like a nice upgrade, but I think highlights a growing trend towards something much bigger.AI speaking is upon usFor the past few years, we've been talking about how AI is changing the way we write. I've felt it in my own work. I studied writing long before AI existed and today it feels like I've had to learn the craft all over again. My sentences are shorter. I cut clever turns of phrase to literally avoid sounding like AI. I second-guess punctuation I used to love. Not because my taste changed, but because writing for an internet increasingly filtered through AI rewards a different style.I've accepted that. What worries me now isn't just AI changing how we write, but how we speak.If leaks like this become reality — and I suspect they will — we're heading toward a future where interacting with AI won't require a keyboard at all. All we'll have to do is talk. Whether we're chatting through a pair of the best smart glasses or with ChatGPT in our cars, the screen will soon become optional.And while that sounds incredibly convenient. It also raises a question I can't stop thinking about: if we stop typing, do we eventually stop reading?Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.What happens when info is heard instead of read