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	'''OpenAI Operator''' was an [[Intelligent agent\|AI agent]] developed by [[OpenAI]], capable of autonomously performing tasks through web browser interactions, including filling forms, placing online orders, scheduling appointments, and other repetitive browser-based tasks.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lin \|first=Belle \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Can Buy Groceries, File Expense Reports \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/openais-operator-agent-can-buy-groceries-file-expense-reports-030c30c0 \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|language=en-US \|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Will \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/ \|access-date=2025-07-31 \|work=Wired \|language=en-US \|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> It uses OpenAI's advanced models to expand practical automation capabilities for users in daily activities.<ref name="OpenAI Blog">{{cite web \|url=https://openai.com/index/introducing-operator/ \|title=Introducing Operator \|work=OpenAI Blog \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>		'''OpenAI Operator''' was an [[Intelligent agent\|AI agent]] developed by [[OpenAI]], capable of autonomously performing tasks through web browser interactions, including filling forms, placing online orders, scheduling appointments, and other repetitive browser-based tasks.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lin \|first=Belle \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Can Buy Groceries, File Expense Reports \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/openais-operator-agent-can-buy-groceries-file-expense-reports-030c30c0 \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|language=en-US \|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Will \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/ \|access-date=2025-07-31 \|work=Wired \|language=en-US \|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> It uses OpenAI's advanced models to expand practical automation capabilities for users in daily activities.<ref name="OpenAI Blog">{{cite web \|url=https://openai.com/index/introducing-operator/ \|title=Introducing Operator \|work=OpenAI Blog \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>

	Operator was launched on {{Date\|2025-01-23\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Metz \|first=Cade \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI Unveils A.I. Agent That Can Use Websites on Its Own \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/openai-operator-launch.html \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was released as a limited-access research preview to [[ChatGPT]] Pro-tier subscribers in the United States on February 1, 2025, with future plans to broaden availability.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/technology/openai-operator-tool.html \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Brings AI to Everyday Web Tasks \|author=Kevin Roose \|work=The New York Times \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> Operator was deprecated after the release of [[ChatGPT agent]], and shut down on {{Date\|2025-08-31\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Operator - Release Notes \|url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10561834-operator-release-notes \|access-date=2025-08-01 \|website=OpenAI Help Center \|language=en}}</ref>		Operator was launched on {{Date\|2025-01-23\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Metz \|first=Cade \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI Unveils A.I. Agent That Can Use Websites on Its Own \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/openai-operator-launch.html \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was released as a limited-access research preview to [[ChatGPT]] Pro-tier subscribers in the United States on February 1, 2025, with future plans to broaden availability.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/technology/openai-operator-tool.html \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Brings AI to Everyday Web Tasks \|author=Kevin Roose \|work=The New York Times \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> Operator was deprecated after the release of [[ChatGPT agent]], and shut down on {{Date\|2025-08-31\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Operator - Release Notes \|url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10561834-operator-release-notes \|access-date=2025-08-01 \|website=OpenAI Help Center \|language=en}}</ref> ChatGPT agent, which had absorbed Operator's browser-control functionality, was itself removed from ChatGPT in early August 2026 without an advance deprecation notice; OpenAI's help center directed remaining users to ChatGPT Work and to a separate cloud browser feature for browser-based workflows.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ChatGPT agent \|url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11752874-chatgpt-agent \|access-date=2026-08-27 \|website=OpenAI Help Center \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Performance and limitations ==		== Performance and limitations ==

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	== Safety and privacy ==		== Safety and privacy ==
	OpenAI ~~emphasizes~~ privacy and safety measures within Operator, including stringent data protection protocols and built-in safety checks designed to prevent unauthorized sensitive actions or information misuse.<ref name="OpenAI Blog"/>		OpenAI emphasized privacy and safety measures within Operator, including stringent data protection protocols and built-in safety checks designed to prevent unauthorized sensitive actions or information misuse.<ref name="OpenAI Blog"/>

	== Availability ==		== Availability ==

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	== Performance and limitations ==		== Performance and limitations ==
	In benchmark assessments, Operator achieved notable success, scoring 38.1% on OSWorld benchmarks (OS-level tasks) and 58.1% on WebArena benchmarks (web interactions).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=McFarland \|first=Alex \|date=2025-01-24 \|title=What You Need to Know About OpenAI’s Operator \|url=https://www.unite.ai/what-you-need-to-know-about-openais-operator/ \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|website=Unite.AI \|language=en-US}}</ref> However, it ~~has~~ not ~~yet reached~~ human-level accuracy and ~~faces~~ limitations with intricate user interfaces and extended workflows.<ref name="OpenAI Blog"/>		In benchmark assessments, Operator achieved notable success, scoring 38.1% on OSWorld benchmarks (OS-level tasks) and 58.1% on WebArena benchmarks (web interactions).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=McFarland \|first=Alex \|date=2025-01-24 \|title=What You Need to Know About OpenAI’s Operator \|url=https://www.unite.ai/what-you-need-to-know-about-openais-operator/ \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|website=Unite.AI \|language=en-US}}</ref> However, it did not reach human-level accuracy and faced limitations with intricate user interfaces and extended workflows.<ref name="OpenAI Blog"/>

	== Safety and privacy ==		== Safety and privacy ==

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	'''OpenAI Operator''' was an [[Intelligent agent\|AI agent]] developed by [[OpenAI]], capable of autonomously performing tasks through web browser interactions, including filling forms, placing online orders, scheduling appointments, and other repetitive browser-based tasks.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lin \|first=Belle \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Can Buy Groceries, File Expense Reports \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/openais-operator-agent-can-buy-groceries-file-expense-reports-030c30c0 \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|language=en-US \|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Will \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/ \|access-date=2025-07-31 \|work=Wired \|language=en-US \|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> It uses OpenAI's advanced models to expand practical automation capabilities for users in daily activities.<ref name="OpenAI Blog">{{cite web \|url=https://openai.com/index/introducing-operator/ \|title=Introducing Operator \|work=OpenAI Blog \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>		'''OpenAI Operator''' was an [[Intelligent agent\|AI agent]] developed by [[OpenAI]], capable of autonomously performing tasks through web browser interactions, including filling forms, placing online orders, scheduling appointments, and other repetitive browser-based tasks.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lin \|first=Belle \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Can Buy Groceries, File Expense Reports \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/openais-operator-agent-can-buy-groceries-file-expense-reports-030c30c0 \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|language=en-US \|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Will \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/ \|access-date=2025-07-31 \|work=Wired \|language=en-US \|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> It uses OpenAI's advanced models to expand practical automation capabilities for users in daily activities.<ref name="OpenAI Blog">{{cite web \|url=https://openai.com/index/introducing-operator/ \|title=Introducing Operator \|work=OpenAI Blog \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>

	Operator was launched on {{Date\|2025-01-23\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Metz \|first=Cade \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI Unveils A.I. Agent That Can Use Websites on Its Own \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/openai-operator-launch.html \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was released as a limited-access research preview to [[ChatGPT]] Pro-tier subscribers in the United States on February 1, 2025, with future plans to broaden availability.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/technology/openai-operator-tool.html \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Brings AI to Everyday Web Tasks \|author=Kevin Roose \|work=The New York Times \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> Operator was deprecated after the release of [[ChatGPT agent]], and ~~is scheduled to~~ shut down by {{Date\|2025-08-31\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Operator - Release Notes \|url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10561834-operator-release-notes \|access-date=2025-08-01 \|website=OpenAI Help Center \|language=en}}</ref>		Operator was launched on {{Date\|2025-01-23\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Metz \|first=Cade \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI Unveils A.I. Agent That Can Use Websites on Its Own \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/openai-operator-launch.html \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was released as a limited-access research preview to [[ChatGPT]] Pro-tier subscribers in the United States on February 1, 2025, with future plans to broaden availability.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/technology/openai-operator-tool.html \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Brings AI to Everyday Web Tasks \|author=Kevin Roose \|work=The New York Times \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> Operator was deprecated after the release of [[ChatGPT agent]], and shut down on {{Date\|2025-08-31\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Operator - Release Notes \|url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10561834-operator-release-notes \|access-date=2025-08-01 \|website=OpenAI Help Center \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Performance and limitations ==		== Performance and limitations ==

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	'''OpenAI Operator''' is an [[Intelligent agent\|AI agent]] developed by [[OpenAI]], capable of autonomously performing tasks through web browser interactions, including filling forms, placing online orders, scheduling appointments, and other repetitive browser-based tasks.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lin \|first=Belle \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Can Buy Groceries, File Expense Reports \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/openais-operator-agent-can-buy-groceries-file-expense-reports-030c30c0 \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|language=en-US \|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Will \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/ \|access-date=2025-07-31 \|work=Wired \|language=en-US \|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> It uses OpenAI's advanced models to expand practical automation capabilities for users in daily activities.<ref name="OpenAI Blog">{{cite web \|url=https://openai.com/index/introducing-operator/ \|title=Introducing Operator \|work=OpenAI Blog \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>		'''OpenAI Operator''' was an [[Intelligent agent\|AI agent]] developed by [[OpenAI]], capable of autonomously performing tasks through web browser interactions, including filling forms, placing online orders, scheduling appointments, and other repetitive browser-based tasks.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lin \|first=Belle \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Can Buy Groceries, File Expense Reports \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/openais-operator-agent-can-buy-groceries-file-expense-reports-030c30c0 \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|language=en-US \|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Knight \|first=Will \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sets-chatgpt-loose-on-the-web/ \|access-date=2025-07-31 \|work=Wired \|language=en-US \|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> It uses OpenAI's advanced models to expand practical automation capabilities for users in daily activities.<ref name="OpenAI Blog">{{cite web \|url=https://openai.com/index/introducing-operator/ \|title=Introducing Operator \|work=OpenAI Blog \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref>

	Operator was launched on {{Date\|2025-01-23\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Metz \|first=Cade \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI Unveils A.I. Agent That Can Use Websites on Its Own \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/openai-operator-launch.html \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was released as a limited-access research preview to [[ChatGPT]] Pro-tier subscribers in the United States on February 1, 2025, with future plans to broaden availability.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/technology/openai-operator-tool.html \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Brings AI to Everyday Web Tasks \|author=Kevin Roose \|work=The New York Times \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> Operator was deprecated after the release of [[ChatGPT agent~~\|ChatGPT Agent~~]], and is scheduled to shut down by {{Date\|2025-08-31\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Operator - Release Notes \|url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10561834-operator-release-notes \|access-date=2025-08-01 \|website=OpenAI Help Center \|language=en}}</ref>		Operator was launched on {{Date\|2025-01-23\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Metz \|first=Cade \|date=2025-01-23 \|title=OpenAI Unveils A.I. Agent That Can Use Websites on Its Own \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/openai-operator-launch.html \|access-date=2025-03-31 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was released as a limited-access research preview to [[ChatGPT]] Pro-tier subscribers in the United States on February 1, 2025, with future plans to broaden availability.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/technology/openai-operator-tool.html \|title=OpenAI’s Operator Brings AI to Everyday Web Tasks \|author=Kevin Roose \|work=The New York Times \|date=2025-02-01 \|access-date=2025-03-08}}</ref> Operator was deprecated after the release of [[ChatGPT agent]], and is scheduled to shut down by {{Date\|2025-08-31\|MDY}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Operator - Release Notes \|url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10561834-operator-release-notes \|access-date=2025-08-01 \|website=OpenAI Help Center \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Performance and limitations ==		== Performance and limitations ==