Voice Chats Should Support Persistent Character Roles
OpenAI Developer Community
May 22, 2026
Voice chats currently feel session-based,
not character-persistent.
If users create dedicated long-term AI roles
(strategy, reflection, mentoring, research),
the system should ideally preserve:
* voice
* personality
* context
* thread continuity
per role/chat.
Right now the UX suggests persistent voice agents,
but the implementation still behaves more like temporary voice sessions.
Discussion in the ATmosphere