OpenAI Unveils Agent That Can Make Spreadsheets and PowerPoints

OpenAI rolled out its latest entry in the red-hot area of independently operating AI bots, an agent that lets users automate tasks like online shopping and create spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.

- Belle Lin

ChatGPT agent, as the bot is called, runs on a new AI model created to power the capability, the San Francisco-based company said. It works just as OpenAI's 'Operator' agent does, by accessing the internet through its own browser and can click, scroll, and type just as a person would.

ChatGPT agent will be available to Pro, Plus, and Team users Thursday, and will be available for Enterprise and Education users later this summer, OpenAI said.

The difference between Operator and ChatGPT agent, however, is that the new agent is equipped with "deep research" capabilities that allow it to synthesize larger amounts of information it gathers from the web. That makes ChatGPT agent a combination of Operator and OpenAI's deep research agent, the company said.