OpenAI has launched a research preview of Operator, an AI agent designed to automate tasks such as booking travel or shopping online. Initially available for U.S. users subscribing to ChatGPT's Pro plan, Operator will expand to other tiers. This feature allows users to observe the agent's activities in a dedicated browser window and retain control. Powered by a computer-using agent (CUA) that utilizes GPT-4o's vision and reasoning capabilities, Operator mimics human-like interactions on websites without requiring APIs, ensuring user privacy through confirmation prompts.
The CUA model is trained to ask for user confirmation before finalizing tasks with external side effects, for example before submitting an order, sending an email, etc., so that the user.
Operator is coming to U.S. users on ChatGPT's $200 Pro subscription plan first. OpenAI says it plans to roll this feature out to more users in its Plus, Team, and Enterprise tiers eventually.
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