ChatGPT’s Operator AI agent is the game-changer I’m waiting for, and it’s coming in 2025
As we near ChatGPT’s second anniversary, we’re expecting some sort of new feature announcement from OpenAI. It can’t be Advanced Voice Mode, which already launched several weeks ago after being unveiled in mid-May. It also can’t be ChatGPT Search, which became available a few days ago.
GPT-5 was always a possibility, considering all the rumored work OpenAI has done on the next-gen ChatGPT model. While some reports said the next-gen version of ChatGPT might be available to select enterprise users in December, that might no longer be the case.
GPT-5, if it’s even called that, might see delays. More recent reports said that all AI labs are facing issues training more sophisticated models. The list includes OpenAI, so GPT-5 could be postponed to next year. At no point did OpenAI commit to a late 2024 release for the GPT-4 successor, however.
The same reports said that AI companies might look at offering other features to consumers rather than next-gen models. They pointed to AI agents being the next big thing in genAI products. This applies to OpenAI, of course, since CEO Sam Altman hinted at AI agents recently.
A new story says that the first ChatGPT AI agent might drop early next year. Codenamed Operator, the AI might be able to control your computer on your behalf, similar to what Anthropic and Google want to do with their AI agents.
The Operator codename, which triggered Matrix connections immediately even though it has nothing to do with those fictitious operators, comes from Bloomberg. The report notes that an Operator AI agent will be able to write code or book travel via a web browser on your computer.