OpenAI has officially launched its first AI agent, called Operator, marking a major leap in artificial intelligence capabilities.
Unlike traditional chatbots that respond to queries, Operator is designed to autonomously complete tasks online.
It can make dinner reservations, book travel, buy groceries, and even fill out forms on websites.
This innovation is available as a limited research preview to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the U.S., with plans to expand availability in the future.
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The technology behind Operator is groundbreaking.
It is powered by the Computer Using Agent (CUA) model, an advanced iteration of GPT-4o.
This model gives Operator the ability to “see” web content using screenshots and “interact” with it just like a human would—with mouse and keyboard actions.
It can understand buttons, menus, and search boxes within a browser, allowing it to …