OpenAI started rolling out its synthetic intelligence (AI) agent Operator in a number of international locations on Friday. The agentic instrument was to date accessible in preview to ChatGPT Professional customers residing within the US, after the corporate launched it in January. Geared up with a devoted browser, the Operator is a general-purpose AI agent that may autonomously carry out duties on-line primarily based on prompts given by the person. Whereas the AI agent is now accessible in a number of main areas, the AI agency stated it won’t be accessible in European international locations.
OpenAI’s Operator AI Agent Lastly Rolls Out
In a post on X (previously referred to as Twitter), the official deal with of OpenAI introduced the rollout of the AI agent. The corporate stated that Operator will now be accessible to ChatGPT Professional customers in “Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, and most locations ChatGPT is obtainable.” Notably, the instrument is already accessible to these residing within the US.
Nevertheless, the corporate additionally added that European international locations must wait a bit longer earlier than they get entry to the AI agent. “Nonetheless engaged on making Operator accessible within the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein & Iceland,” the publish added.
On the time of launch, OpenAI defined that Operator is powered by the Pc-Utilizing Agent (CUA), which is a particular AI mannequin that will get pc imaginative and prescient capabilities from GPT-4o, and superior reasoning prowesses from an unnamed OpenAI mannequin (which may very well be the o3 mannequin). The AI agent was post-trained utilizing reinforcement studying.
The CUA has agentic capabilities and might work together with graphical person interfaces (GUIs) equivalent to buttons, menus, and textual content fields displayed on the display. It additionally has a devoted browser that enables it to execute actions in a separate house, releasing the human person to hold out different duties.
Operator accepts each textual content and pictures as enter. Whereas finishing duties, it analyses the uncooked pixel information of the display and performs actions utilizing a digital keyboard and mouse, additionally supplied within the sandbox atmosphere. The AI agent is claimed to carry out multi-step duties, navigate via errors, and adapt to sudden eventualities.
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