OpenAI Supercharges ChatGPT For Business Users
OpenAI Boosts ChatGPT with New Enterprise Features
OpenAI has unveiled two new business features for ChatGPT in its latest push to deepen enterprise adoption and challenge Microsoft and Google’s office productivity products.
Introducing Connectors: Seamless App Integration
The first new capability is called “Connectors,” and it allows ChatGPT to link with various applications commonly used by office workers. These include Gmail, Outlook, Google Drive, Teams, Dropbox, GitHub, HubSpot, SharePoint, and more.
This integration means ChatGPT can now access proprietary information stored on a user’s own computer systems and tailor its responses based on this data. This capability has the potential to transform how users search for information, plan projects, and collaborate in real time.
How Connectors Will Transform Your Workflow
In a product demonstration video, OpenAI showcased an example prompt: “Get me up to speed on our Q2 marketing and product strategy. What features drove the most revenue in Q2?” This illustrates how Connectors can synthesize internal data to provide actionable insights.
Getting Started with ChatGPT Connectors
To utilize Connectors, users need to manually connect ChatGPT to their desired apps. This can be done by navigating to your profile on ChatGPT, clicking on settings, and then selecting Connectors. From there, you can connect to the available applications. It's important to note that some app integrations may require approval from your organization's administrator.
Connectors is being rolled out this week for Plus, Pro, Teams, Enterprise, and Education subscribers.
Unveiling Record Mode: Your AI Meeting Assistant
The second feature introduced is “Record Mode.”
This tool records and transcribes meeting conversations. Furthermore, it automatically generates structured summaries that include key action items and time-stamped citations from the discussion. ChatGPT can also recall notes from previous meetings using this feature.
OpenAI describes this as turning ChatGPT into a “second memory,” capable of recalling discussions, surfacing decisions, and even drafting follow-up documents based on spoken content from meetings.
ChatGPT can take these summaries or transcripts and transform them into various formats, such as emails, project plans, or even lines of code. Access to Record Mode is provided via a circle icon located next to the microphone icon in the ChatGPT interface.
This feature is now live for Teams subscribers, with access for Enterprise and Education subscribers expected to follow soon.
The Competitive Edge: OpenAI Challenges Office Suites
These new features clearly signal OpenAI’s ambition to expand ChatGPT into a comprehensive enterprise productivity suite, positioning it as a direct competitor to established offerings like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
“ChatGPT doesn’t want to be a tool you switch to, but a surface you operate from,” commented Saanya Ojha, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, in a LinkedIn post. She added, “Although Microsoft is a key OpenAI partner, Copilot and ChatGPT are starting to collide. Features like transcription, research, and action items overlap with Copilot for Microsoft 365.”
Interoperability and Security: Key Considerations
Unlike Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, which are tightly integrated within their respective ecosystems, OpenAI’s strategy with these new features emphasizes interoperability across various platforms and data sources.
OpenAI has also emphasized that all connectors and data queries will respect existing user permissions, ensuring data security and privacy.
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