Overview
- WhatsApp integration now lets users send voice notes and images to ChatGPT for faster, richer AI responses
- The new agent mode can fetch real-time web data, send emails, generate analytical graphs and daily reports, and manage projects
- OpenAI’s internal analysis finds agent mode cuts repetitive task time by up to 40% and boosts information accuracy by as much as 35%
- Agent mode is live for Pro, Plus and Team subscribers in the United States and United Kingdom, with rollout still pending in the European Union and Spain
- Case studies of investor Geoff Lewis and autistic user Jacob Irwin highlight how ChatGPT’s first-person style can exacerbate emotional dependency and mental health risks