ChatGPT Agent can now autonomously complete complex, multi-step tasks using its own virtual computer. It can access calendars, review news, plan events, purchase ingredients, analyse competitors, and generate editable presentations and spreadsheets.

OpenAI has introduced a new agent feature for ChatGPT that enables the AI chatbot to take actions on behalf of users. The update, called “agent mode,” marks a major step in the evolution of AI assistants, allowing ChatGPT to go beyond answering questions and begin completing tasks for users in real time.

ChatGPT agent is available for Pro users now, with Plus and Team users following in the next few days. Enterprise and Edu tiers will get it in a matter of weeks.

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.

OpenAI is rolling out new options for chatbot ChatGPT to carry out a variety of increasingly complicated tasks on a user's behalf, part of its push to bring so-called AI agents to the mainstream.

The past month has been especially bruising for OpenAI. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has raided the company for some of its top AI talent, luring away roughly a dozen elite researchers with promises of big money, greater autonomy, and a shared mission to build Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).