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ChatGPT Live Voice Adds Plugin Support for Work Tasks

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

OpenAI added plugin support to ChatGPT Live voice on web, iOS, and Android.
The September 23, 2026 update lets users invoke apps and start Work tasks by voice.
Free and Go users can use Voice with plugins but must approve actions via controls.
Atty Eleti demonstrated the tool analyzing DoorDash spending, paying $5 for a pickleball court, and reorganizing his calendar.

History

Historical Context

Apple’s launch of Siri on the iPhone 4S in October 2011 introduced the first modern smartphone assistant, building on earlier speech-recognition work such as Dragon’s NaturallySpeaking (1997). The assistant’s evolution—culminating in the Siri AI reveal with Google’s Gemini model (1.2 trillion parameters) at WWDC June 8 2026—parallels OpenAI’s 2026 ChatGPT Voice with plugin support, expanding conversational AI across iOS, Android and web.

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Story summary

OpenAI added plugin support to ChatGPT Live voice on web, iOS, and Android.
The September 23, 2026 update lets users invoke apps and start Work tasks by voice.
Free and Go users can use Voice with plugins but must approve actions via controls.
Atty Eleti demonstrated the tool analyzing DoorDash spending, paying $5 for a pickleball court, and reorganizing his calendar.

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