AI is exciting, powerful, and controversial, and some critics doubt the tech delivers on its promise. But the next big wave of AI ‘agents’ may prove genuinely helpful.
The AI assistant will first be made available to subscribers of ChatGPT Pro, a $200 a month subscription, and eventually roll out into the free version of ChatGPT.
OpenAI announced that it is launching a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can take control of a browser and perform tasks.
The artificial intelligence company first announced the Operator AI agent in November 2024, explaining that the browser-based tool is autonomous and is able to complete tasks on a computer without human assistance. OpenAI added that Operator would be first available as a research preview within the $200 ChatGPT Pro subscription plan.
OpenAI's latest tool performs tasks autonomously, which it says is the company's latest step toward AGI.
The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.
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So-called "computer use agents" are expected to be a major leap in AI that will allow bots to actually complete tasks on your behalf.
The announcement confirms one of two rumors that circled the internet this week. The other was about superintelligence.
OpenAI may be close to releasing an AI tool that can take control of your PC and perform actions on your behalf, if leaks are to be believed.
Meta, Apple, Google and other tech companies have been named in a letter penned by Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of cozying up to President-elect Trump.