OpenAI added to its ChatGPT a feature to automate tasks such as planning vacations, filling out forms, making restaurant reservations and ordering groceries. TakeAway Points: Operator, dubbed “an agent that can go to the web to accomplish tasks for you,

Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI on Thursday previewed an AI agent that can carry out tasks on the web for users, as it seeks to enhance its chatbot amid intensifying competition.

OpenAI has released a preview of its first AI agent, dubbed Operator, that can automate “repetitive browser tasks such as filling out forms, ordering groceries, and even creating memes." At launch, Operator is available to those with a $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro subscription in the US,

OpenAI introduced an AI agent capable of independent action with the launch of Operator, an general-purpose AI tool that interacts with websites to perform tasks.

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