OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work agent with Codex for multi-hour autonomous tasks
OpenAI announced ChatGPT Work, a new agent that can operate across apps and files, stay with complex projects for hours, and produce finished materials like sheets, slides, docs, and web apps. It incorporates Codex technology to move beyond answering questions to autonomous task completion.
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ChatGPT Work: persistent AI agent for complex tasks
ChatGPT Work is an OpenAI tool that performs ongoing, complex tasks autonomously, persisting for hours or days. It uses LLMs to plan and execute multi-step workflows, solving the problem of AI agents that stop after a few minutes. Aimed at professionals needing long-running automated assistance.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work with confusing cloud-local split
OpenAI released ChatGPT Work, a new tier that runs conversations in the cloud on web and mobile, while the desktop app can also access local files and apps. At launch, cloud Work conversations are not visible in the desktop Work interface, and desktop threads remain local. The rollout aims to offer a more integrated productivity experience but has drawn criticism for its confusing cross-platform behavior.
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