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ChatGPT Work moves between PC apps and browsers to handle chores

OpenAI released a video showing how ChatGPT Work plays Spotify tracks and adds calendar events by switching back and forth across desktop programs

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Summary

  • On August 28, OpenAI posted a YouTube video showing how ChatGPT Work handles both desktop apps and the browser together
  • It plays Spotify music using the Computer feature, then links Chrome and Google Calendar to prepare a vacation request and block off an out-of-office slot
  • Even after sharing screen context and granting access through Appshots, the user always reviews the draft before anything is submitted or saved

In a tutorial video posted to YouTube on August 28, OpenAI showed how ChatGPT Work uses computer and browser control together. The demo splits into two threads. First, the Computer feature opens Spotify and plays music; then Chrome and Google Calendar get linked to draft a vacation request alongside an out-of-office calendar entry. Along the way, a tool called Appshots shares the current screen's context with ChatGPT and hands over access, but before the request actually gets submitted or the event gets saved, the user checks the draft directly. OpenAI noted that this demo was based on the desktop app version.

ChatGPT Work branches out from the center into two paths. The solid line on the left shows direct control of local PC apps like Spotify, while the dotted line on the right shows intermittent connections to browser-based services like Chrome and Google Calendar. Right before the browser-side work is submitted or saved, there's always a gate where a human reviews the draft.ChatGPT Work branches out from the center into two paths. The solid line on the left shows direct control of local PC apps like Spotify, while the dotted line on the right shows intermittent connections to browser-based services like Chrome and Google Calendar. Right before the browser-side work is submitted or saved, there's always a gate where a human reviews the draft.

This video extends a string of updates ChatGPT Work has rolled out through August. On August 11, a feature arrived that syncs projects, conversations, and skills with the desktop app. On August 13, "Computer History" was added to remember context from recent tasks. On August 18, three tutorials targeting sales, marketing, and strategy roles were released, all following the same structure: switch modes, connect tools, ask questions and specify formats, check intermediate outputs, then get human approval. On August 25, cloud browser sessions gained the ability to keep working even on websites that require login. What sets this latest video apart from earlier updates is that it's the first to demonstrate moving back and forth on a single screen between a local desktop program (Spotify) and browser-based web services (Chrome, Google Calendar). Where ChatGPT Work had until now focused on connecting web-based tools, this expands its reach to directly controlling apps already running on the user's PC.

What readers can confirm right now is that the three-step pattern of screen sharing, granting access, and draft review still holds in this case too. Whether it's a simple task like playing music or a document task like a vacation request, the pattern of checking with the user before any hard-to-reverse action keeps repeating. According to domestic reports, OpenAI has already set up a ChatGPT advertising team in Korea and held a joint developer meetup with NVIDIA, signaling that it's picking up the pace on the Korean market — which suggests these desktop integration features will likely become increasingly familiar to users there as well. OpenAI is also presenting this demo as a walkthrough on its learning page (learn.chatgpt.com), inviting users to follow the same steps themselves.

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