OpenAI has introduced a new ChatGPT feature that lets its Pro, Plus, and Team users delegate tasks to the AI, allowing it to work independently on their behalf.
This latest update moves ChatGPT beyond simple chatting, enabling it to perform entire tasks from start to finish using its own virtual computer. Users can now activate this “agentic system” to handle daily activities like checking calendars, preparing meeting briefs, planning meals with ingredient shopping, or even analyzing competitors and creating slide presentations without additional input beyond the initial instruction.
OpenAI’s new system combines three prior tools, Operator (for web navigation and interaction), Deep Research (for analyzing and summarizing data), and the original ChatGPT model, into a single AI assistant that can click, scroll, type, run code, and generate polished outputs such as editable spreadsheets or PowerPoint decks.
Users can ask ChatGPT to research online and create detailed presentations, complete with downloadable files. OpenAI assures that user control and security remain top priorities. The AI only logs into websites with the user’s permission and users can interrupt or take over tasks anytime.
The agent can also run multiple tools at once, for example, getting calendar events via an API, browsing the web for up-to-date info, manipulating files in a virtual terminal, and sending task updates to the user’s phone once done.
This upgrade marks a big step toward AI-driven productivity, helping users save time on routine work like rearranging meetings or compiling financial data. For personal use, it can plan trips or organize events effortlessly. ChatGPT now also supports connectors with popular apps like Gmail and GitHub, allowing it to fetch emails, review code, or access documents under user supervision.
Though this rollout started July 17, OpenAI says it’s only the beginning and promises more improvements in intelligence, speed, and capability later in 2025.
The arrival of AI agents like this, smart assistants that actively carry out tasks, reflects a growing trend among tech giants like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle, all investing heavily in AI to boost productivity and reduce costs.
