ChatGPT Work: AI Autonomous Agents Reshape the Office

OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Work, an autonomous agent designed to execute complex tasks across various workplace applications and files. This new feature acts as a virtual employee, powered by OpenAI's advanced GPT-5.6 model. It can gather context from apps, workflows, and documents to independently build finished corporate documents, complex spreadsheets, data analysis, ready-to-use presentations, and fully functional, hosted websites. OpenAI is also launching a new ChatGPT desktop application and a native website-hosting feature. This launch signals a shift from passive AI assistants to autonomous agents that can complete multi-step professional projects with minimal human input. ChatGPT Work is a direct counterstrike to competitors like Anthropic with Claude Cowork and Microsoft with Copilot Cowork. The rollout begins immediately for ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users, expanding to ChatGPT Plus and Business tiers in the coming days. This development could significantly change how work is done in many offices.