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Meet ChatGPT agent, a new AI assistant ready to carry out complex tasks for you - try it now

OpenAI's new agent can create slideshows, analyze competitors, and brief you on your day. Pro users can activate it starting today. Plus and Team users should have it soon.

This processing is done using its own virtual computer and distinguishes between reasoning and action based on human instruction, which allows it to retain context while pulling from multiple tools. You can automate tasks as simple as scheduling an appointment for yourself at your favorite salon, or as complex as updating a spreadsheet with new financial data while keeping the formatting you want. OpenAI addresses this head-on, offering one whole page within the vlog post dedicated to these concerns in addition to the usual model card.OpenAI says it has added safeguards for challenges uncovered in the Operator research preview, such as handling sensitive information on the live web and limited terminal network access.

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