Generative artificial intelligence heavyweight OpenAI on Thursday previewed an AI agent that can carry out tasks on the web for users, as it seeks to enhance its chatbot amid intensifying competition.

OpenAI added to its ChatGPT a feature to automate tasks such as planning vacations, filling out forms, making restaurant reservations and ordering groceries. TakeAway Points: Operator, dubbed “an agent that can go to the web to accomplish tasks for you,

OpenAI has released a preview of its first AI agent, dubbed Operator, that can automate “repetitive browser tasks such as filling out forms, ordering groceries, and even creating memes." At launch, Operator is available to those with a $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro subscription in the US,

In the meantime, the user can either watch the Operator work on the web or do something completely different. In some cases, the Operator will wait for the user — for example, if it needs to log in somewhere or confirm that an email should be sent.

OpenAI has launched Operator, a largely autonomous AI agent designed to take your simple text prompts and turn them into real-world tasks completed via the internet. In theory, you can ask it to do almost anything that's possible via a web browser.

AI agents have the potential to transform industries by automating tasks, personalizing interactions, and improving efficiency.