ChatGPT Work Is the Real Agent Launch
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 launch matters. But ChatGPT Work is the clearer signal: the agent race is moving from smarter answers to the interface, permissions, files, schedules, and approvals around real work.
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Claude Tag Makes AI Agents Multiplayer
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