New ChatGPT Feature Brings AI Into Group Chats

OpenAI has introduced a new feature called ChatGPT Group Chats, enabling up to 20 participants to collaborate with the AI assistant in a shared conversation. This marks a shift from the traditional one-to-one interaction with ChatGPT, expanding its role into group coordination, planning, and brainstorming scenarios. The goal is to make ChatGPT function as a useful, context-aware participant rather than a passive tool.

Group chats allow users to gather friends, family, or colleagues in a single space, where the AI can help organize discussions, compare ideas, and assist with decision-making. For instance, while planning a trip, ChatGPT can suggest destinations, draft itineraries, or compile notes from multiple participants. The AI can also support collaborative projects such as work outlines, home improvement planning, or shared research.

Starting a group chat is designed to be straightforward; Users can tap the people icon in any conversation and generate a shareable link to invite others. To protect user privacy, if a group is created from an existing one-on-one chat, the system generates a copy rather than sharing the original conversation. This ensures that personal chat history remains private. Additionally, individual ChatGPT memories are not used or shared within group conversations, keeping personal preferences isolated from collaborative spaces.

The feature is powered by GPT-5.1 Auto, which has been enhanced with new “social behaviors” to better handle multi-user settings. These updates enable the AI to recognize the flow of conversation and decide when to contribute or remain silent. If participants need the model’s input, they can address it directly by name. Group creators can also apply custom instructions, allowing teams to tailor the AI’s tone or role to specific tasks, such as acting formally for workplace discussions or more casually for social planning. ChatGPT can also react to messages with emoji or reference user profile images, making interactions feel more natural and integrated.

At the moment, the group chat feature is being piloted in select regions, including Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan. It is available to all user tiers, including the free version, in those regions. OpenAI has not yet announced a timeline for broader global availability, but the company is expected to expand access over time.

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