Outbound SIP calling is now available to all organizations

(developers.openai.com)

19 points | by arbayi 1 hour ago

4 comments

  • dqv 16 minutes ago
    That's kind of cool. I hope more companies do this. If I understand it correctly, I can provide my own SIP server, so ChatGPT can join conferences or answer incoming calls.
  • ocd 46 minutes ago
    More than a few places won't even recognize VoIP numbers as legitimate primary numbers, and this will only make it worse. I'm not surprised an organization tied to Microsoft is going to ruin another thing I like.
    • viraptor 27 minutes ago
      VoIP numbers are not really a thing. I mean there are pools usually assigned from that other companies are aware of, but it's not enforced. You can buy a custom number and use it if you want. For example I had a residential landline number from my home town assigned and routed to a mobile in another country for better billing when my family wants to call.
      • ocd 5 minutes ago
        I'm well aware. I've been using VoIP for a long time, but as I said, some services refuse to recognize VoIP numbers as they can query and check. It doesn't matter if the number was ported and originated from a mobile service or landline telephony provider.

        Netflix is an example of a company that takes a hardline stance not allowing a VoIP number on an account, even while banks don't seem to care since it's the customer's choice.

      • cartoonworld 22 minutes ago
        Yeah but you can easily use an api for HLR lookup and see where it is ported to
  • kyleee 20 minutes ago
    Hopefully it’ll be possible to use this to dispatch faxes over SIP as well
  • joecool1029 50 minutes ago
    Anyone else eagerly awaiting a deluge of ChatGPT scam calls?
    • jordanb 31 minutes ago
      This honestly feels like the use case...
    • RicoElectrico 20 minutes ago
      Just tell it you're hard of hearing and need it to say "Albuquerque, New Mexico" after every word containing letter "a".
    • runnr_az 32 minutes ago
      what could possibly go wrong?