24 August 2026
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work, an AI that completes multi-step tasks autonomously
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- ChatGPT Work is agentic AI, meaning it can complete sequences of tasks without human intervention, unlike the standard ChatGPT which answers questions but does not act.
- The tool can browse the web, open files and tabs, move files between folders, and take actions on a user's computer when given the desktop app, turning written requests into completed work.
- Users access ChatGPT Work through a toggle button in either the web browser or desktop app and can restrict tasks to specific computer folders to prevent unintended actions across the system.
- OpenAI evolved ChatGPT Work from its agentic coding tool Codex after observing non-programmers adopting coding tools for general tasks, following a similar pattern with Anthropic releasing Claude Cowork.
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