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“GPT Agent Is Standing By” by Zvi


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OpenAI now offers 400 shots of ‘agent mode’ per month to Pro subscribers.

This incorporates and builds upon OpenAI's Operator. Does that give us much progress? Can it do the thing on a level that makes it useful?

So far, it does seem like a substantial upgrade, but we still don’t see much to do with it.

What Is The Thing?

Greg Brockman (OpenAI): When we founded OpenAI (10 years ago!!), one of our goals was to create an agent that could use a computer the same way as a human — with keyboard, mouse, and screen pixels.

ChatGPT Agent is a big step towards that vision, and bringing its benefits to the world thoughtfully.

ChatGPT Agent: our first AI with access to a text browser, a visual browser, and a terminal.

Rolling out in ChatGPT Pro, Plus, and Team [July 17].

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Outline:

(00:30) What Is The Thing?

(02:43) Can It Do The Thing?

(04:25) Access Granted

(06:29) Is The Thing Worth Doing?

(09:50) Danger, Will Robinson

(15:56) Some Potential Issues with MCP

(22:30) So Far a Whisper

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First published:

July 23rd, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qC6owmPE3xpag3Wyi/gpt-agent-is-standing-by

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