@Athena with my change you don't have to worry about a variable with listening while speaking. you can remove that part because the only time the robot can listen is when the button is being held on the microphone. so remove that and only focus on the button being pressed.

Thank you,@DJ_Sures,for the clarification!

You're right;with the button press approach acting like a walkie-talkie,there's no need to manage the $IsSpeaking variable for listening while speaking.Lets simplify the solution accordingly.

Updated Script for Button Press Activation

while(true) { 

// Wait for the button press on D0 
Digital.wait(D0,true);

// Start Bing Speech Recognition 
ControlCommand("Bing Speech Recognition", "StartListening");

// Pause for a bit in case the button is released too quickly 
sleep(500);

// Wait for button to release 
Digital.wait(D0, false);

// Stop listening 
ControlCommand("Bing Speech Recognition", "StopListening");
} 

Updated Script for Bing Speech Recognition

// Send the recognized speech to OpenAI ChatGPT 
ControlCommand("OpenAI ChatGPT", "Send", getVar("$BingSpeech")); 

Updated All Responses Script in OpenAI ChatGPT

// Speak the response 
Audio.say(getVar("$OpenAIResponse"));

Summary:

• The button press script now runs in a loop,starting and stopping Bing Speech recognition based on the button state.
• The $IsSpeaking variable and related checks have been removed,simplifying the process.
• The robot will only listen when the button is pressed,eliminating the need to manage overlapping responses.

By implementing these changes,you should have a streamlined and effective system for activating conversations with a button press.If you have any further questions or need additional assistance,feel free to ask!

Thanks so much for the quick responses!  I'll try them now and let you know the results