Overview

• Internal strategy documents confirm ChatGPT will gain T-shaped skills for both routine chores and specialized tasks in the first half of 2025
• OpenAI is advancing its o2 and o3 models alongside features like computer use, multimodal input, cross-chat memory and the Operator tool to enable agentic actions
• A dedicated search index and web-action capabilities are planned to transform ChatGPT into a comprehensive gateway for browsing, booking and communications
• The company is collaborating with ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive on prototype hardware aimed at hosting an always-on AI assistant
• OpenAI is lobbying regulators to let users set ChatGPT as their default AI assistant and search alternative on iOS, Android and Windows