OpenAI Debuts Advanced New “Operator” Feature

OpenAI has announced a new feature to automate complex tasks, such as planning vacations, filling out forms, and making restaurant reservations. Known as “Operator,” the new feature was described as “an agent that can go to the web to perform tasks for you,” in an OpenAI blog post published on Thursday.

So-called “agents” are capable of independently carrying out tasks for human users. Right now, Operator is only available to ChatGPT Pro users in the US, but the company plans a wider rollout in the coming months. The news follows an announcement from Anthropic in October 2024, which introduced “Computer Use” to perform similarly complex tasks.

With Trump back in the White House, the AI race is reaching fever pitch. On Tuesday, the President overturned a Biden-issued executive order designed to mitigate the potential risks of AI. A day later, he unveiled “Project Stargate,” a new company comprised of OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle members that aims to “power the next generation of AI.”