OpenAI Launches Operator, an AI Agent That Performs Tasks Autonomously

OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that can autonomously perform tasks online.
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OpenAI Launches Operator, an AI Agent That Performs Tasks Autonomously
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman kicked off this year by saying in a blog post that 2025 would be big for AI agents, tools that can automate tasks and take actions on your behalf. Now, we’re seeing OpenAI’s first real attempt. OpenAI announced on Thursday that it is launching a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and independently perform certain actions. Operator is coming to U.S. users on ChatGPT’s $200 Pro subscription plan first. OpenAI says it plans to roll this feature out to more users in its Plus, Team, and Enterprise tiers eventually. “[Operator] will be [in] other countries soon,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said during a livestream Thursday. “Europe will, unfortunately, take a while.” This initial research preview is available through operator.chatgpt.com, but soon, OpenAI says it wants to integrate Operator into all of its ChatGPT clients. Operator’s home screen. Image Credits:OpenAI Operator promises to automate tasks such as booking tr…