OpenAI rolls out AI agent Operator in India, but how does it work?

OpenAI on Friday said it has launched Operator, its first artificial intelligence (AI) agent, to more regions, which includes India. The ChatGPT parent said this agent can “go to the web to perform tasks for you”.

Operator has now rolled out to Pro users in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, and most places ChatGPT is available.



But what is Operator?

Users can ask Operator to carry out a range of repetitive browser tasks such as filling out forms, ordering groceries and even creating memes, OpenAI said in a blog post.

Some who have access shared on social media that they tried using the agent to order dinner ingredients based on pictures and recipes, schedule a barber appointment by checking Google calendar availability, plan a trip by parsing recommendations on Reddit that would be within budget, among other tasks.

How does it work?

Operator processes raw pixel data to understand what’s happening on the screen and uses a virtual mouse and keyboard to complete actions. It can recognise buttons, menus and text fields people see on a screen.

It does not need to use back-end application programming interfaces (APIs) to interact with platforms.

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