OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Agent to Automate Digital Tasks

July 17, 2025

Details

  • OpenAI has launched the ChatGPT agent, a general-purpose AI designed to automate tasks such as managing calendars, generating presentations, and executing code.
  • The new agent is accessible to ChatGPT Pro, Plus, and Team subscribers starting July 17, 2025.
  • ChatGPT agent merges the research capabilities of Deep Research, web browsing features from Operator, and introduces a terminal for code, data analysis, and document creation, with connectors to external sources like Google Drive.
  • This rollout builds on OpenAI's earlier agentic tools and integrates lessons from systems such as Operator and Deep Research to streamline user workflows.
  • Initial benchmarks reveal significant improvements over earlier models, with doubled performance on complex tests and an explicit focus on safety measures to address potential risks in sensitive domains.

Impact

OpenAI’s ChatGPT agent marks a major advance in digital productivity, intensifying competition with firms like Google and Perplexity. Its significantly improved capabilities and strong emphasis on safety set a new bar for AI agents. As the technology evolves, it could accelerate the move toward autonomous assistants handling sophisticated workplace tasks.

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