OpenAI unveiled its latest artificial intelligence tool Thursday, announcing the release of “Operator,” an assistant designed to carry out a wide variety of web tasks that will first be made available for ChatGPT Pro users.

The model underpinning Operator is a Computer-Using Agent (CUA) that combines GPT-4o's vision mode to "see" what's on the user's screen through screenshots with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that enable Operator to interact with the screen (clicking buttons, typing, scrolling, etc.).

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's latest tool is designed to perform tasks autonomously, which the company says is its latest step toward AGI.

On Thursday, OpenAI released a research preview of " Operator ," a web automation tool that uses a new AI model called Computer-Using Agent (CUA) to control computers through a visual interface. The system performs tasks by viewing and interacting with on-screen elements like buttons and text fields similar to how a human would.

OpenAI is testing an AI agent called Operator, which can do online tasks like filling out forms and making reservations.

To accompany the improvements of the recently announced o3 model, the o3-mini will be made available to free users with a range of useful improvements.

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.

Key Takeaways OpenAI's new Operator AI agent could have huge implications for Google Search, gig economy companies like Uber, and digital advertisers, according to analysts.Operator, released Thursday to users of OpenAI's $200 monthly Pro plan,

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