Capturing every crucial detail from meetings or brainstorming sessions can be a challenge. ChatGPT Record, now available on the macOS desktop app for Enterprise, Edu, Team, and Pro users, offers a seamless way to transcribe and summarize your audio conversations.
This feature empowers you to convert spoken content into actionable notes, project plans, emails, or even code, all within ChatGPT. The current use cases are centered around transcription and planning but how user will use this feature is yet to be seen.
How to Make the Most of ChatGPT Record
Getting started is simple. Tap the Record button at the bottom of your chat, grant necessary permissions, and speak naturally.
The app live-transcribes your speech, showing a timer so you can track your session. Pausing and resuming is easy, and once you’re done, hit Send.
Your transcription uploads, and ChatGPT instantly creates a structured summary in a private canvas, ready for editing or transformation into different formats.
- Quick access: Summaries are saved as canvases in your chat history.
- Versatile output: Easily prompt ChatGPT to rewrite summaries as emails, project outlines, or code snippets.
- Enhanced reference: ChatGPT can draw on previous recordings for context-aware responses in future chats.
Availability and Getting Access
This feature is being rolled out to Enterprise, Edu, Team, and Pro users on macOS. If it’s not available to you yet, keep an eye out as rollout continues. Standard recording sessions can last up to 120 minutes, and there’s no additional cost at launch, though usage limits and pricing may change in the future.
Prioritizing Security and Privacy
Security and privacy are at the forefront. Audio files are deleted immediately after transcription. Transcripts adhere to your workspace’s retention policies. For Enterprise and Edu users, records are also accessible through the Compliance API, making it easier to meet organizational compliance requirements. Remember to use ChatGPT Record responsibly by checking local laws and obtaining consent before recording others.
Common Questions, Answered
- Model training: Audio recordings are only used for transcription and are deleted right away. Transcripts and canvases may help improve models if "Improve the model for everyone" is enabled, but Team, Enterprise, and Edu workspaces are excluded by default.
- Data retention: Transcripts and canvases are stored according to workspace settings and are deleted within 30 days if a conversation is removed.
- Feature control: Workspace owners can enable or disable ChatGPT Record in Settings. It is off by default for Enterprise and Edu, requiring manual activation.
- Multiple speakers and languages: The feature works with multiple speakers and is optimized for English, with expanding support for other languages.
Leveraging Record History
Enable “Reference record history” to let ChatGPT use previous canvases and transcripts for even more relevant, grounded responses in future conversations. You control this option in Personalization settings, giving you flexibility over how your information is used.
The Bottom Line
ChatGPT Record streamlines documentation and reference of spoken content, enhancing productivity for teams and individuals. Its privacy focus, ease of use, and versatile features make it a valuable tool for anyone seeking to optimize their workflow with ChatGPT.
Source: OpenAI Help Center
ChatGPT Record: Effortless Transcription and Summaries