OpenAI has just unveiled ChatGPT Agent, a new all-in-one AI assistant designed to take actions on your behalf—not just offer advice. While past versions of ChatGPT have helped users brainstorm ideas or summarize articles, this new upgrade aims to handle entire workflows: creating editable slide decks, managing your calendar, running code, researching competitors, and even ordering breakfast ingredients. Yes, really.
The idea is simple: tell ChatGPT Agent what you want using plain language, and it figures out the rest. It merges several powerful tools into one experience. Operator (which lets ChatGPT click around websites), Deep Research (for in-depth summaries from multiple sites), and now connectors to Gmail, GitHub, and more. It even has terminal access to execute code or use APIs.
For example, you could say, “Help me compare three competitors and build a slide deck,” and ChatGPT Agent will research, draft, and format it for you—no switching between tabs or juggling tools.
This launch marks OpenAI’s strongest push yet into agentic AI—models that don’t just respond but act. While earlier AI agents from OpenAI, Google, and others often overpromised and underdelivered, this one appears more ready for prime time. OpenAI claims it significantly outperforms its predecessors, including o3 and o4-mini, on tests like Humanity’s Last Exam and the extremely challenging FrontierMath benchmark.
But powerful tools bring new risks. OpenAI says ChatGPT Agent is “high capability” in areas like biology and chemistry, which could be exploited by bad actors. In response, OpenAI has added extra safeguards, including real-time content monitors and disabling memory to prevent sensitive data leaks. For now, ChatGPT Agent is rolling out to Pro, Plus, and Team subscribers.
This tool might just be the closest we’ve come to a real digital assistant—one that not only thinks with you, but works for you.
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