OpenAI is introducing an AI agent that can perform tasks for humans

OpenAI is getting ready to unleash an autonomous AI (artificial intelligence) agent that can operate computers and carry out activities independently. 

The AI agent Code-named “Operator” is expected to have the capacity to do tasks on behalf of humans, including booking travel and coding, as told by people familiar with the matter. According to Bloomberg, the business intends to release it as a developer tool and research preview in January.

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This action exacerbates the competition between tech giants creating AI agents: Google is allegedly working on its version for a December release, while Anthropic recently unveiled its “computer use” capacity. Operator’s development marks a significant step toward AI systems that can actively interact with computer interfaces rather than merely process text and images, although the exact date of its ultimate market release is still unknown.

All of the top AI startups have promised autonomous AI agents, and OpenAI has lately heightened the prospect. A few weeks ago, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” forum that while “we will have better and better models,” and “I think the thing that will feel like the next giant breakthrough will be agents.” 

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“I think 2025 is going to be the year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream,” stated Kevin Weil, chief product officer at OpenAI, at a press conference held last month in advance of the company’s annual Dev Day.

AI labs are under increasing pressure to make money off of their expensive models, particularly when users may not find incremental advances to be worth the price increase. Autonomous agents are anticipated to be the next big thing, a ChatGPT-scale invention that will justify the significant expenditure on AI research.