You will never have to spend hours doing boring things again.
On July 17, 2025, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Agent, a new feature that transforms ChatGPT from a simple chatbot into a “digital task agent” that can do work for you on its own virtual computer. In other words, AI now not only responds but also automatically thinks, acts, and manages the entire process from start to finish based on the user’s request.
ChatGPT Agent
The biggest difference is the ability to be proactive (agentic): ChatGPT Agent can
- Browse the web, fill out forms, check Google Calendar, Gmail, Code, GitHub, …
- Plan, book services, buy online, organize data, build presentation slides, and more with just a natural language command.
Introduction to ChatGPT agent from OpenAI team
Impressive Applications of ChatGPT Agent
1. Omni-functional Digital Office
- Summarize work schedules, plan meetings based on personal calendars and relevant news sources, and emails.
- Convert report screenshots into editable slides or Excel sheets — automatically recognize content and present them in a beautiful format.
- Update financial data or reports continuously, keeping the same format without having to meticulously edit them manually.
ChatGPT Agent could research and create a Excel workbook
2. Personal Life Management
- Book a package tour: choose a destination, compare ticket/flight prices, book rooms and schedule in just one step.
- Build a menu, make a shopping list, order online for a party with friends or family, even consider food allergies, tastes, etc.
- Find experts/repairs, book medical appointments or personal services, can be integrated with related applications such as Gmail, personal calendar to remind or retrieve relevant documents immediately.
ChatGPT Agent could help to prepare a detailed itinerary with flights, hotels and things to do for 3 days for a tennis fan
3. Creative Tools for Programmers/Businesses
- Analyze competitors, synthesize and create presentation slides, evaluate each competitor on many criteria.
- Interact with API, run code, extract and analyze data from every corner with just one click.
- Integrate with other products and services, helping businesses save hours of manual labor every day
ChatGPT Agent could help to create presentation slides for business
Crazy Things You Can Do With AI
Not only does ChatGPT Agent have a “serious” application, ChatGPT Agent is also an endless source of inspiration for creativity, entertainment, and breaking all “normal” limits.
- Create a sci-fi comedy TV show: All characters are AI, from talking refrigerators, “salty” robot lawyers to time-traveling signal lights.
- Turn any Wikipedia article into a Hollywood-style action, detective, or comedy movie script.
- Organize social media “debates” between historical figures (e.g,. Napoleon arguing with Einstein about… pineapple pizza!).
- Create a strange country with “unbearable” rules, write a completely new culture, history.
- Create unique products: For example, a “smart spoon” scores… your food.
- Become a Dungeon Master for a board game party: Helps you create worlds, characters, and Dungeons & Dragons scenarios automatically.
- Play games like checkers, Sudoku, or play the role of a psychologist, best friend… with AI as a complete character.
Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash
How to Experience ChatGPT Agent?
Currently, ChatGPT Agent has been updated for Pro, Plus, and Team users (expected to expand to Enterprise, Education in the near future).
You just need to enable “agent mode” in ChatGPT’s tools section to test it. An important note: you are always in complete control.
The Agent will ask for permission before doing sensitive work; you can stop/restart at any time. ChatGPT Agent promises to not only change the way you work but also open up “unlimited” creative and entertaining space for the global digital community — and of course, you!
