Is AYO a ChatGPT plugin?

No. AYO is its own desktop app made by AYO Systems. It uses cloud AI models to write answers and OpenAI speech-to-text, through AYO’s own server, to turn your voice clip into words.

Does AYO record my voice?

AYO does not save your voice as a file. After you say "AYO" and talk, that clip is sent to speech-to-text to turn it into words.

Hands-free AI on PC

How can I talk to AI on my PC without typing?

Short answer

Install AYO, a desktop AI for Windows. Once it is running you do not open anything: say "AYO" from any app, ask your question, and AYO answers out loud. It can also look at your screen when the question needs it.

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Why a chat window is not hands-free

Chat apps like ChatGPT Desktop and Claude Desktop are windows you open and type into, even when they have a voice button. AYO works the other way around: it waits in the background for its name, so you never switch apps to ask something.

What happens when you say "AYO"

An on-device model hears the wake word on your PC. After you talk, that voice clip goes to a speech-to-text service to turn it into words; AYO does not save your voice as a file. A cloud AI model writes the answer, and AYO speaks it in its own voice.

Prefer not to speak?

Ctrl+Shift+Space wakes AYO without talking, and Alt+Shift+S opens Silent Ask so you can type. The answer waits in a small card in the corner.

Try saying

“AYO, what is a topic sentence?”
Answers out loud: "It’s the sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph is about."
“AYO, what is this?”
Looks at your screen and answers about it.

What to know first

Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) only. There is no Mac, Linux, or phone version yet.
Speech is English only for now.
AYO needs an internet connection to answer. Only the wake word is detected offline, on your PC.

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