ChatGPT can now draft emails and documents by voice on your phone
By Brett Gavaghan, Founder of Adaptd · · Updated
OpenAI has connected ChatGPT Voice to its Work tools on mobile. Plus and Pro users get a Work tab they can talk to, and free users get plugins and connected apps.
The short version
- ChatGPT Voice on mobile can now do work tasks, such as drafting emails and summarising Slack, not just answer questions.
- Plus and Pro get a Work tab, Free and Go get plugins and connected apps, and there is no full rollout timetable.
- Decide which accounts can be connected, and read anything drafted by voice before it is sent.
OpenAI announced on 23 September that ChatGPT Voice on mobile can now do work tasks as well as answer questions. Ask it out loud to draft an email or summarise your Slack messages, and it gets on with the job.
What can ChatGPT Voice do for work on mobile?
ChatGPT Voice on mobile is now connected to OpenAI's Work tools. Plus and Pro subscribers get a new Work tab in the mobile app, where they can create documents, draft emails, summarise Slack, build a simple website or a presentation, and use the cloud browser.
What else is new in ChatGPT Voice for work?
Voice plugins now include email, calendar and Slack, and Free and Go users get access to plugins and connected apps. Voice conversations also show richer text on screen, you can switch between typing and talking, and you can start on your phone and pick the conversation up on your desktop. OpenAI has not given a full rollout timetable.
Should your business use ChatGPT Voice for work tasks?
For a midsize business, the useful part is the time between meetings. A manager driving between sites or waiting at a client's office can talk through a follow-up email or a first draft of a proposal and finish it at their desk later. The same goes for catching up on a busy Slack channel.
Connecting your inbox, calendar and chat tools gives ChatGPT access to work information, so check this before your team turns it on. If people use personal Plus accounts for work, decide whether that is allowed and which accounts can be connected. Anything drafted by voice should still be read before it is sent, because a spoken request is easier to get wrong than a typed one.
Voice suits first drafts and summaries. Keep the final send for when someone has read it.
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