OpenAI launches ChatGPT Projects, letting you organize files, chats in groups

Open artificial intelligenceThe latest version of the project in ChatGPT addresses the need to organize files and conversations on ChatGPT. This function is similar to GoogleVery popular NotebookLM application.

On the sixth day of the “12 Days of OpenAI” live broadcast, the company demonstrated the project in ChatGPT, which allows users to create folders and add conversations and documents, integrating these functions into one place.

OpenAI launched Projects to ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Teams subscribers on Friday. However, ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu users will have to wait until January to take advantage of the new features. The company said it will “work hard” to make items in ChatGPT available to all users. Projects can be accessed on the ChatGPT website or Windows desktop application. Items can be viewed by mobile app users and MacOS desktop app users.

The feature is reminiscent of Google’s NotebookLM, although that app is better suited for research. Unlike NotebookLM’s audio overview, projects on ChatGPT do not offer podcast narration. However, project users on ChatGPT can still access other ChatGPT features within the conversation, such as voice mode, web search, and Canvas.

NotebookLM has proven so popular that some businesses are starting to use the application outside of research, Includes CRM-like tasksthanks to its ability to organize documents and other information on a specific topic.

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The item will appear in the ChatGPT sidebar. To create a new one, click the “plus” icon. You can then name the item and customize its color.

One feature of projects is the ability to customize how they respond via custom commands. For example, a project manager can start a project to build a website. They can explain what the project is and what the site is for, and instruct ChatGPT to support opening ChatGPT’s Canvas for coding.

Users can then upload relevant documents to fill out the website. Projects get information from uploaded files and chats associated with them. You can move existing conversations on ChatGPT to a project and have it reference those chats as sources.

OpenAI plans to expand the file types supported by Projects next year and add connections to Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. The company will also provide the option to switch models through projects.

Integrated platform

Features such as projects in ChatGPT show OpenAI usage, Anthropic selectionand other chat providers want users to stay on their platforms and get work done.

OpenAI launches October canvas and expand its access earlier this week. Canvas allows users to generate and edit text or code in ChatGPT without copying and pasting code elsewhere. Anthropic Claude Artifacts The functionality is the same, but it can also display website prototypes.

Projects in ChatGPT remain on the main chat platform, allowing users to organize and work in the same window, indicating that OpenAI plans to keep all of its new features in one place. Unlike the projects in ChatGPT, NotebookLM (which runs on an experimental version of Gemini 2.0 Flash and allows people to chat with Gemini) is a separate application from the Gemini chatbot or other Google products (such as Coding Assistant).