ChatGPT is getting a new deep research mode that will let users ask the chatbot to perform "multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks," OpenAI announced Sunday. Why it matters: It's another step toward fulfillment of the AI industry's promise that AI agents will soon be able to perform human tasks reliably,

To carry out tasks on the web, Operator uses a new model called Computer-Using Agent (CUA), which combines GPT-4o's vision skills with more advanced reasoning. That combination lets it interact with the menus, controls, and text fields on a web page without the need for a custom API.

OpenAI is announcing a new AI "agent" designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company's AI-powered chatbot platform.