🤖 OpenAI introduces agent for deep research

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Today, we’re diving into ChatGPT’s new deep research tool, an AI agent that doesn’t just generate answers—it thinks through them step by step. Instead of instant replies, this system takes up to 30 minutes to gather sources, analyze data, and provide detailed, cited responses.

OpenAI claims it can operate at the level of a research analyst, but can AI really handle deep research without human oversight?

Here’s our agenda.

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• Top news on the AI horizon

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How AI is Impacting the World

OpenAI introduces deep research tool

OpenAI just launched a new feature for ChatGPT Pro subscribers called deep research, an AI agent that autonomously gathers and analyzes information over multiple steps. Unlike a standard chatbot response, this tool outlines its research process in a sidebar, complete with citations and a summary of how it arrived at its conclusions. Users can feed it text, images, PDFs, and spreadsheets for context, and it takes anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes to return a detailed response—eventually, it will even generate embedded charts and images. OpenAI warns that, like any AI, it can still hallucinate facts and struggle with credibility assessments, but the goal is to match the capabilities of a human research analyst.

The tool launched for Pro users at $200 per month, with 100 queries per month, while Plus, Team, and Enterprise users will get limited access over time. The reason? Deep research is compute-intensive, and OpenAI is still working on making it faster and more cost-effective. This follows the launch of Operator, another OpenAI agent that can browse the web, and resembles Google's experimental Project Mariner, which isn’t yet publicly available.

OpenAI claims the deep research model has set a new benchmark for AI accuracy, achieving 26.6% on "Humanity’s Last Exam"—a significant leap over GPT-4o’s 3.3%.

Key Points

• OpenAI launched deep research, an AI agent that autonomously conducts multi-step research and explains its process

• Users can upload text, images, PDFs, and spreadsheets, with responses taking 5 to 30 minutes

• Shows a sidebar with citations and a breakdown of its reasoning

• Available now for Pro users at $200/month with 100 queries per month

What We Think About It

The implications are huge: AI that can perform long-form, iterative research could redefine knowledge work, consulting, and even journalism. If deep research delivers on its promise, professionals may soon spend less time hunting for information and more time analyzing and applying it. The challenge will be ensuring AI tools don’t just provide information quickly but also reliably.

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