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OpenAI Folds Operator Features Into ChatGPT to Power Autonomous Tasks

The update places autonomous browsing, code execution, web scraping, API integration tools behind paid subscriptions under new safety protocols.

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Overview

  • Operator’s standalone service is being phased out as its browsing, terminal and API tools integrate directly into ChatGPT’s main interface.
  • ChatGPT can now proactively perform multi-step tasks on a virtual computer: web navigation, code execution, API calls.
  • Advanced agentic functions are limited to Pro, Plus and Team subscribers, with Pro users capped at 400 agent prompts per month and smaller allocations coming for other tiers.
  • OpenAI has implemented threat modeling, prompt-injection detection, explicit user confirmations, active supervision to address increased privacy and security risks.
  • Early demonstrations reveal the agent can take excessive time for simple requests and produce errors, reinforcing the need for user oversight.