🚨 ChatGPT Just Entered the Group Chat… Literally.

Just when we thought ChatGPT had already evolved into the Swiss-army-knife of AI; chat, search, research assistant, planning tool, eCommerce engine; OpenAI has quietly rolled out something major.

Group Chats. With ChatGPT. Live. In the same conversation.

(And guess what? New Zealand is in the FIRST pilot group!)

This is the moment where ChatGPT stops being a solo tool… and becomes a collaboration space.

A planning room.

A meeting table.

A creative studio.

A family assistant.

A productivity hub.

All inside one chat.

Here’s what this means for us 👇

1️⃣ Plan in real time with your friends or partner

Weekend trip? Hens night? Concert planning? House move?

Create a group chat → add your people → say:

“ChatGPT, compare Queenstown vs Nelson for a 3-day getaway. Build both itineraries and a packing list.”

Everyone sees it. Everyone edits it. ChatGPT keeps up with every message.

2️⃣ Organize family life without chaos

Imagine this:

Your siblings + your mum + ChatGPT all in one chat planning Xmas lunch.

ChatGPT can:

✔️ suggest menus

✔️ calculate quantities

✔️ keep track of who's bringing what

✔️ moderate family debates (!!)

This is the future of project-managing your family 😂

3️⃣ Collaborate at work without 10 docs and 12 tabs

Group chats with your team can:

✔️ Draft outlines together

✔️ Brainstorm campaign ideas

✔️ Summarize shared links

✔️ Research topics live

✔️ Turn notes into slides

It’s like having a project manager, note-taker, strategist and researcher all sitting in the meeting.

No more “What did we agree on?” “Who has the doc?” “Where is the link?” EVER.

4️⃣ Creative Projects Become Actual Fun

Working on:

🎨 Designing your apartment?

🌱 Planning a garden?

🎥 Co-writing a script?

🎨 Curating art styles?

Add your partner or co-creator → ChatGPT helps merge everyone's ideas, preferences, mood boards, and constraints. It’s like having a neutral friend who never gets tired and remembers everything.

5️⃣ Settle friendly debates (the smart way)

“Is Auckland or Wellington better for remote workers?”

“Which camera should we buy?”

“Who’s actually right about that random historical fact?”

Mention ChatGPT → it jumps in with the facts.

Goodbye pointless arguments. Hello impartial AI referee.

🧠 This Whole Thing Runs on GPT-5.1 Auto

Meaning ChatGPT decides:

when to speak
when to stay quiet
when to summarize
when to react
when to generate images (yes, with your group’s profile photos)
when to escalate into research mode
when to step back and let humans talk

This is social AI — not just chat AI.

🌏 Where Is It Live?

The pilot is out in:

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇯🇵 Japan

🇰🇷 South Korea

🇹🇼 Taiwan

Available for Free, Go, Plus, and Pro users. (We love being early testers out here.)

🔒 Privacy and Safety

Your personal ChatGPT memory isn’t used in group chats.

Noone sees your private chats.

Everyone must accept invites.

You can leave anytime.

🔥 Why this is epic!? Because this is the first real step toward AI as a shared space. and AI as a collaboration hub and AI as a co-pilot for groups, not just individuals.

This will change: