Overview
- OpenAI this week launched ChatGPT Work, an agent that can carry out multi‑step business tasks and deliver finished outputs such as spreadsheets, presentations, documents and web apps.
- The new release is powered by the GPT‑5.6 model family (Sol, Terra, Luna), which OpenAI says improves multi‑step reasoning, template adherence and use of reference materials while offering speed and cost tradeoffs.
- OpenAI has integrated its Codex coding agent into ChatGPT Work and says Codex now exceeds 5 million weekly users with over 1 million using it for non‑coding tasks.
- The company began a phased rollout across desktop, web and mobile and confirmed the standalone Atlas browser will stop working on August 9, 2026 as its capabilities move into the ChatGPT desktop app.
- OpenAI emphasizes enterprise controls and an 'Auto‑review' defense it says blocked red‑team tests, but past Atlas security and performance flaws and a recent U.S. review mean firms must plan new IT, governance and data‑residency steps before adopting agentic workflows.