ToplineOpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent powered by its latest flagship AI model GPT-5.6, designed to automate workplace tasks, as the company ramps up its push into enterprise AI amid fierce competition from rivals.Photo by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsPowered by GPT-5.6, ChatGPT Work can pull context from users’ connected apps and files to generate websites, reports, spreadsheets, presentations and other documents and will be available across ChatGPT’s platform on web, mobile and desktop.OpenAI released three versions of GPT-5.6: Sol, the most powerful model, Luna, optimised for speed, and Terra, designed to balance performance and efficiency for everyday use.The launch comes months after Anthropic’s Claude Cowork and highlights the growing battle among the AI companies to build autonomous workplace agents that can execute complex workplace tasks with minimal human input.Crucial Quote OpenAI’s newest AI model “is 54% more token efficient on agentic coding,” CEO Sam Altman told CNBC. “Every enterprise now is thinking about spend and the value they’re getting in exchange for AI.”Key BackgroundAI companies have increasingly shifted their focus from chatbots to autonomous “agents” capable of carrying out multi-step tasks. Over the past year, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce have all introduced AI-powered workplace tools aimed at helping businesses automate tasks like coding, research, document creation and data analysis. The release comes amid increasing governmental scrutiny of powerful AI models. Axios reported that OpenAI staggered the rollout of GPT-5.6 after a request from the Trump administration. Altman told CNBC the company made "many changes" following a "collaborative back and forth" with the administration, saying the government's technical capabilities were "impressive." The reported delay follows similar government engagement with other frontier AI developers, including Anthropic, as policymakers pay closer attention to security, privacy and broader risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems. Further ReadingThe Battle For The AI Interface At Work Has Begun (Forbes)The Invisible Factory Floor: How AI Agents Are Re-Architecting Knowledge Work (Forbes)Microsoft Dreamed Of The Digital Coworker. Anthropic Built It (Forbes)