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OpenAI has just announced the start of testing of a new feature, "Group Chats," in ChatGPT. This isn't just a minor update.But it's a powerful signal that the next era of artificial intelligence has begun: the "multiplayer-first" era.
The first step towards "Multiplayer-First AI"
To this day, most of us are familiar with AI as a “single-player tool.” We use it as a personal assistant, asking questions, drafting emails, or analyzing data—but all that happens in our own private space.
What OpenAI is doing is breaking down that barrier. Group Chats aren't just about adding people to the chat, they're about "inviting AI to be a team member."
Software always evolves along this path:
Start with powerful tools for single-user use (e.g. Photoshop, Excel).
Then someone connected it to a shared workspace.
And suddenly, the entire software category changed (it became Figma, Airtable).
ChatGPT's group chats are the first clear sign that this shift is coming to AI.
How do Group Chats work and why are they important?
Based on the revealed data and visuals, this feature will allow you to bring friends, family, or colleagues into the same conversation as ChatGPT.
Just imagine this:
Personal planning: You're looking for an Italian restaurant suitable for a celebration. ChatGPT suggests "Casa di Roma."
Transition to Multiplayer: Instead of copying a message and sending it to each friend individually, you can now tap the "Invite" icon and instantly pull your friends (Jess, Wade, Sam, Mark) into the chat.
AI as a participant: Now that everyone is in the same "Group Chat," ChatGPT hasn't gone away, it's become a "participant" in the conversation. Your friends can ask follow-up questions like "Does this restaurant have parking?" or "Does it have a vegetarian menu?" and ChatGPT will answer them in the group.
This is a paradigm shift from "people using apps" to "groups interacting with intelligence".
Deeper Analysis: Not Just a "Chatbot", But a "Collaborator"
The most amazing thing isn't the feature itself, but the "behaviors" that OpenAI is teaching ChatGPT.
1. Social Behaviors:
OpenAI makes it clear that they've "taught new social behaviors" to the AI. It will monitor conversations in groups and "decide for itself when to respond and when to remain silent." This is a stark contrast from simply being a bot waiting for instructions. The AI is learning to be a good listener and participant.
2. Group Context Awareness:
The AI can use group members' profile pictures to create things like "Help us make a funny pirate-themed picture of ourselves," or it can receive custom instructions specific to that group, allowing it to roleplay or speak in a tone that suits the group.
3. GPT-5.1 Auto Power:
The announcement states that group chat will be powered by GPT-5.1 Auto (based on the information provided), which will choose the best model to respond to each user based on the plan (Free, Plus, Pro) they are using. This shows the complex architecture behind it to make interactions seamless.
4. Privacy by Design:
This is a very important point: OpenAI confirms that your personal Memory will not be used or shared in Group Chats, and that conversations in these groups will be kept separate from your personal chats.
Impact on the future: What happens next?
I see this as a game changer that will create new types of software that we may not even know the name of yet.
For businesses: Imagine a future team meeting where an "AI" sits in the room (perhaps in Slack, Teams, or some new tool). It can summarize points, check facts, find references, or even help mediate arguments with objective information.
For developers: This "multiplayer-first" model will become the new standard. Building apps that let AI act as "co-creators" or "coordinators" will be the next wave.
For regular users: Making decisions together becomes much easier, whether it's planning a trip, working on a group project, or even managing a family schedule.
OpenAI says this is just a "small first step", with testing starting in a few countries (Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan), but don't get me wrong.
This signals that the future of AI isn't just in our private chat windows, but in "working" with us.
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