ChatGPT Projects are fancy folders for your AI chats

OpenAI is introducing a feature called “Projects” for ChatGPT. It’s basically a folder system that makes it easy to organize the things you’re working on when using an AI chatbot.

as shown in a demo videoA list of your projects will appear in the sidebar. If you create a new project, you can add files as well as instructions for editing the title, setting a color for the project’s icon, and customizing how ChatGPT reacts to things in that individual project. Can. You can also add them to your project to keep track of past chats.

In the absence of better information, the new feature seems to be a very useful way to keep track of your projects. During the demo video, an OpenAI employee showed examples of how they use Projects to plan a Secret Santa gift exchange and home maintenance. Depending on your needs, this might be a better way to work on a project than my usual way, which is just dumping everything I can think of into Apple Notes.

Projects are rolling out today to ChatGPIT Plus, Pro, and Teams users. According to OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil, it will be available for free to end users “as soon as possible” and “early in the new year” for enterprise and edu users.