ChatGPT introduces ChatGPT Work, an agent designed to take action across your apps and files, follow long-running projects, and turn a goal into finished work. Sound like science fiction? It isn't: this is a tool built to help you execute complex tasks without needing to be in every step.
What is ChatGPT Work
ChatGPT Work is an extension of ChatGPT that can gather information from your apps, create documents, sheets and presentations, and keep the context of a project for hours. It no longer just answers questions: it can break a big goal into steps, execute them autonomously, and ask for your approval when needed.
It's powered by the GPT-5.6 model and includes Codex technology, which lets it move between web, mobile and desktop to do real work. OpenAI reports that Codex is already used at scale and that its capability goes beyond code: finance, sales and creative teams use it for non-technical tasks too.
How it works in practice
The best way to understand it is to try it on a task you already know: analyze a variation of your monthly budget, turn materials into a campaign brief, or prepare for a sales meeting. You give the goal; ChatGPT Work finds the information, proposes a plan, executes steps and shows progress so you can review and change direction.
Concrete examples
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Sales: turn a discovery conversation into a personalized proof-of-concept within 24 hours.
ChatGPT Workstructured notes, assigned steps to solution architects, and collaborated with the technical team. -
Finance: compress monthly closes from days to hours by finding data, moving it to Excel or Sheets, reconciling numbers, creating slides and verifying results.
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Marketing: transform customer research into a brief, generate campaign assets and adapt them by market while keeping context at every step.
Features that drive the flow
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Scheduled Tasks: scheduled tasks that can execute recurring actions or react to events (for example, check Slack and update an agenda, or monitor feedback and prioritize product ideas).
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Sites (beta): create interactive sites or web apps from ChatGPT for dashboards, prototypes or internal portals, which can be tested and updated automatically.
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Built-in browser and Computer Use on desktop: the desktop app includes a browser to bring web context and the ability to use your computer (clicks, typing, moving files) to execute steps in the background.
Plugins and connection with your tools
Connect the apps you already work in: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, SharePoint, CRMs, calendars and internal systems using plugins. ChatGPT will suggest when to use a plugin and you can also point it to a specific source by typing @ and the app name.
This allows ChatGPT to add real context from your repositories, emails and documents to produce more useful and specific results.
Security, privacy and control for teams
If you work in a company, this matters: ChatGPT Work integrates with the security and administration foundation of ChatGPT Enterprise. Admins can control who uses what, what corporate context the agent can access, and what actions it can perform.
- Auto-review uses models to review important actions before they occur, blocking attempts to exfiltrate sensitive data in adversarial tests.
- Policies and controls let you restrict plugins, manage browser use and set limits for local access on desktops.
Important: you decide what the agent can and cannot do. The idea is to automate repetitive work, not to lose control.
How to get started today
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Availability:
ChatGPT Workbegins rolling out today for Pro, Enterprise and Edu plans; Plus and Business will receive access in the coming days. The updated desktop app for Windows and Mac is already available. -
If you use Codex: the Codex app merges into the new ChatGPT app. Developers can continue working with Codex's view and features inside the app.
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Practical first steps: connect key tools with plugins, try a familiar task (for example: update a weekly report from Slack and Drive) and watch how the agent breaks down and resolves the steps. Adjust permissions and review admin controls if you're in an organization.
Final reflection
This isn't just about speed: it's about delegating significant pieces of daily work so you and your team can focus on what really adds value. Does it free up time to think more strategically? That's the promise. As always, the key is to start with concrete tasks, review results and keep the necessary controls in place.
Original source
https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-for-your-most-ambitious-work