OpenAI launches personal assistant capable of controlling files and web browsers

AI agent can find restaurant reservations and go shopping for users, but OpenAI acknowledges there are more risks'

Users of ChatGPT will be able to ask an AI agent to find restaurant reservations, go shopping for them and even draw up lists of candidates for job vacancies, as the chatbot gains the powers of a personal assistant from Thursday.

ChatGPT agent, launched by Open AI everywhere apart from the EU, not only thinks" but also acts, the US company said. The agent combines the powers of AI research tools with the ability to take control of web browsers, computer files and software such as spreadsheets and slide decks.