OpenAI just rolled out ChatGPT Work, a feature designed to handle the kind of sprawling professional tasks that normally eat up an entire afternoon. The upgrade, launched on July 9, brings picture-in-picture mode and faster execution to the platform, essentially turning ChatGPT from a chatbot into something closer to an autonomous coworker.

ChatGPT Work can break multi-hour projects into manageable steps, then execute them, producing reports, spreadsheets, and presentations along the way.

What ChatGPT Work actually does

Give ChatGPT Work a complex task, and it will research, analyze data, interact with files and applications, and produce polished deliverables. All while you monitor the process in real-time.

The picture-in-picture mode lets users keep an eye on what ChatGPT is doing while they continue working on other things.