ChatGPT Work: OpenAI's New Agent & Atlas Browser Deprecation

OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Work, a new agent designed to complete complex projects and multi-step workflows across various applications. This new experience moves ChatGPT beyond just answering questions to performing actions and turning user goals into finished work. Here's the thing: ChatGPT Work can gather information from connected apps to create materials like sheets, slides, and web apps. It can also break down large projects, allowing users to review progress and approve actions. This capability is powered by OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 model, which improves reasoning for multi-step tasks. What's interesting is that ChatGPT Work can support workflows such as analyzing budget variance or preparing for sales meetings. It can also update recurring documents from messages in Microsoft Teams and Slack. The updated ChatGPT desktop app now uses local files and apps, and a built-in browser brings websites and online files together. OpenAI is also introducing Sites in public beta, letting users turn work into interactive sites or web apps. The system integrates with plugins for apps like Slack, Google Drive, and email. Scheduled Tasks also allow ChatGPT to perform actions on a schedule or when events occur. The bottom line: OpenAI is deprecating Atlas, moving its browser-based capabilities into ChatGPT and Codex, with Atlas scheduled to stop working by August 9, 2026. This means users need to export important Atlas data before then.