ChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic features
OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it is bringing voice-based agentic features to mobile, allowing users to trigger workflows like drafting documents or summarizing emails. This feature comes as an increasing number of users are turning to voice to issue commands to AI assistants for complex tasks. In July, OpenAI launched its new conversational model GPT-Live, and later the company integrated it with the desktop app to let users use their voice to complete tasks in the Work tab or build apps in the Codex tab.
- ▪OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it is bringing voice-based agentic features to mobile, allowing users to trigger workflows like drafting documents or summarizing emails.
- ▪This feature comes as an increasing number of users are turning to voice to issue commands to AI assistants for complex tasks.
- ▪In July, OpenAI launched its new conversational model GPT-Live, and later the company integrated it with the desktop app to let users use their voice to complete tasks in the Work tab or build apps in the Codex tab.
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OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it is bringing voice-based agentic features to mobile, allowing users to trigger workflows like drafting documents or summarizing emails. This feature comes as an increasing number of users are turning to voice to issue commands to AI assistants for complex tasks. In July, OpenAI launched its new conversational model GPT-Live, and later the company integrated it with the desktop app to let users use their voice to complete tasks in the Work tab or build apps in the Codex tab. The new rollout brings similar capabilities to the mobile app. Plus and Pro users will be able to use the Work tab on the phone to create a document, draft an email, or summarize Slack messages.
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