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Posted on July 17, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleOpenAI's new ChatGPT agent offers advanced task management capabilities, integrating with apps like Gmail and Github to enhance productivity.
(Reuters) -OpenAI launched an artificial intelligence agent for its popular chatbot ChatGPT on Thursday that can complete complex tasks as the Microsoft-backed startup looks to get ahead of competitors in the AI race.
AI agents — considered to be an evolution of an assistant — have been embraced across the tech world with large firms, including Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle, spending billions on the technology to boost productivity and make operations more cost efficient.
OpenAI's agent will combine aspects of its previous agentic features, operator, which can interact with websites, and deep research that can conduct multi-step research for advanced tasks.
Starting Thursday, users of ChatGPT's Pro, Plus and Team tiers can activate the chatbot's agentic capabilities.
ChatGPT's agent can complete tasks such as ordering an outfit for a wedding while taking into account factors like dress code and weather.
The chatbot does this by using its own virtual computer equipped with a number of tools that can interact with the web. It also allows the user to connect apps such as Gmail and Github so ChatGPT can find information relevant to a prompt.
(Reporting by Zaheer Kachwala in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines programmed to think and learn like humans, performing tasks such as problem-solving and decision-making.
A chatbot is a software application designed to conduct conversations with human users, often using natural language processing to understand and respond to queries.
Task management involves the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting.
User activation refers to the process of engaging users to take specific actions that lead to the successful use of a product or service.
Multi-step research involves conducting a series of interconnected research tasks to gather comprehensive information on a specific topic or problem.
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