ChatGPT adds direct audio-file uploads for transcription, summaries and structured follow-up work

What changed

OpenAI added audio-file uploads to ChatGPT on October 6. Users can attach supported recordings and ask ChatGPT to transcribe them, summarize their contents, answer questions, or turn meetings, interviews and lectures into structured notes or follow-up drafts. Audio uploads are currently available with paid ChatGPT subscriptions and workspaces, with availability still depending on workspace settings, region, client version and selected model. OpenAI also cautions that transcripts may contain errors and performance can vary by language.