Get started with ChatGPT Work
Summary
ChatGPT Work transforms AI from a question-answering tool into an autonomous agent that connects to your apps, files, and computer to delegate real work—from generating marketing assets to fixing production bugs without manual intervention. The platform introduces Computer Use, allowing ChatGPT to control your browser and desktop directly when plugins aren't available.
Key Takeaways
- Automation workflows eliminate repetitive requests: Set ChatGPT as your 'Chief of Staff' to deliver daily briefings automatically without asking each time, saving time on routine information gathering.
- Multi-platform continuity reduces context-switching friction: Start work on web, seamlessly continue on mobile and desktop with the same chat thread, enabling asynchronous work delegation.
- Computer Use capability enables autonomous task execution: ChatGPT can control your browser and app simulator directly when dedicated plugins don't exist, executing actions like bug confirmation and code deployment without human intervention.
- Cross-functional workflows bundle role-specific tasks: Plugins for sales, data science, and marketing automatically bring the right skills and context (metrics, dashboards, feedback) to each project phase without manual setup.
- Integrated publishing reduces go-to-market friction: Build dashboards and websites directly in ChatGPT, publish with automatic metric updates, and share via team channels—eliminating export/manual update cycles.
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Transcript Excerpt
Today we're excited to release a brand new ChatGPT on web, desktop and mobile. Now ChatGPT goes from just answering questions to doing work for you by connecting to all of your tools. I can switch from chat to work and this interface should feel very familiar. But instead of just having conversations, I can hand off real work from here. Take a look at my calendar, Slack and Drive and help me prepare for my day. While that's running, let me show you plugins. Some of them connect to the apps you use, others bundle role-specific workflows for sales, data science, marketing and more. And here we go. It found everything about my day, the notes and how to prepare for my next meetings. The next thing I want is for this to happen without me asking every time. Let's try this. Can you be my Chief of…