Outbound SIP calling is now available to all organizations

(developers.openai.com)

42 points | by arbayi 3 hours ago

12 comments

  • Arubis 43 minutes ago
    This is how we get AI regulations.
  • ocd 2 hours 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 1 hour 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 1 hour 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.

        • UqWBcuFx6NV4r 50 minutes ago
          The comparison with / deferral to banks is not really relevant. Apples and oranges.
          • LoganDark 13 minutes ago
            I'd be curious to hear your justification for why it's so much more important for Netflix to ensure there's a "real" phone number behind the account compared to banks.

            (Note: I don't agree with any equivalency or even correlation between phone numbers and legal persons)

      • cartoonworld 1 hour ago
        Yeah but you can easily use an api for HLR lookup and see where it is ported to
        • noman-land 18 minutes ago
          What's HLR? Can you explain?
  • jordemort 48 minutes ago
    Is this why I've gotten 7+ spam robocalls in the past 2 days?
  • dqv 1 hour 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.
  • UqWBcuFx6NV4r 52 minutes ago
    Oh, Jesus Christ.
  • kyleee 1 hour ago
    Hopefully it’ll be possible to use this to dispatch faxes over SIP as well
    • iAMkenough 1 hour ago
      Is that why I’m suddenly getting fax spam this year?

      Every few weeks, it’s either a fake invoice or investment pitch.

      Since I receive them as a PDF in an email, I wonder if prompt injection via fax has been done.

      • Arubis 42 minutes ago
        If you’re stateside, anti fax spam laws have more teeth than anti-email spam laws.
  • koskon 1 minute ago
    This feature was sponsored by Indian fraud call centres
  • sscaryterry 29 minutes ago
    They 100% added this because they want to be regulated, sued, blamed.
  • sunir 36 minutes ago
    I predict by 2030 humans are back to paper and personal messengers just so we can get some peace from slam.

    I look forward to iMessage latest revolution from Apple. It takes a revolutionary to bring human connection back in the feel of your hands. Send incredibly beautiful textured linen paper, folded to perfect, tucked in a pocket of starched paper, sealed with the latest in molecular bond technology. Upgrade with iCut Pro, a shimmering blade in silver, gold, rose gold, and matte black that pairs incredibly with iMessage to open each embodiment of human connection with a swift, crisp cut.

    • dofm 16 minutes ago
      Remember they literally had, and cancelled, Steve Jobs's real-postcard-from your-photos passion project.
  • bcrl 37 minutes ago
    Lowering the barriers to AI executed fraud, 1 SIP trunk at a time!

    This screams for regulation. I don't see how OpenAI can claim to avoid liability using regulations originally meant for telecommunications carriers and now used to cover ISPs and Big Tech while also claiming their services are intelligent.

  • dofm 19 minutes ago
    They really went to a lot of trouble to do this when none of us answer the phone to unknown numbers anymore.
  • joecool1029 2 hours ago
    Anyone else eagerly awaiting a deluge of ChatGPT scam calls?
    • viraptor 1 hour ago
      Call your representative and bother them about punishing the callers and telcos. It can be regulated. Just needs people to care.
      • dofm 18 minutes ago
        Better yet, prompt ChatGPT to do it.
    • edoceo 1 hour ago
      the number of spam calls I get on a well published number has gone way up since 2024. Like dozens per day. Twilio filters don't work, support doesn't "get it". I recently ported in an old-persons number and holy CRAP! Calls starting at 7am their time and lasting through dinner!
    • jordanb 1 hour ago
      This honestly feels like the use case...
    • runnr_az 1 hour ago
      what could possibly go wrong?
    • RicoElectrico 1 hour ago
      Just tell it you're hard of hearing and need it to say "Albuquerque, New Mexico" after every word containing letter "a".