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OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Agent and Launches In-Chat Payments Pilot

Pro, Plus and Team users gain immediate access with Enterprise and Education accounts set to follow this month.

Overview

  • ChatGPT Agent can autonomously navigate websites, execute multi-step workflows and synthesize research to produce reports or presentations.
  • OpenAI activated the agent for Pro, Plus and Team subscribers today and plans to roll it out to Enterprise and Education customers by late July.
  • A live narration feature logs each action in real time and lets users interrupt or take control of the agent’s browser at any point.
  • In partnership with Shopify, OpenAI is testing an embedded payments system that allows merchants to process orders directly within the ChatGPT interface.
  • The launch heightens competition among tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and Anthropic in the race to develop autonomous AI assistants.