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Operator traces in ChatGPT’s Mac app, found by @testingcatalog — confirmed

@testingcatalog, crediting @M1Astra, flagged Operator on Jan 20, 2025. OpenAI launched it on Jan 23.

Leaked on 20 January 2025

Evidence tray card: Operator traces in ChatGPT’s Mac app, found by @testingcatalog — confirmed

On Jan 20, 2025, @testingcatalog posted that @M1Astra had found traces of Operator in the ChatGPT macOS app, describing something users could toggle on.

🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog @testingcatalog
BREAKING 🚨: First traces of the Operator have been spotted on the ChatGPT app for macOS by @M1Astra It hints to be something that you can toggle but also may need to shut down manually 👀 It may be similar to "Computer Use". Big. https://t.co/poMAyB7Xbu https://t.co/sBw5AMDv4G
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— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) January 20, 2025

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On Jan 23, OpenAI launched a research preview of Operator, an agent that can control a web browser, for US users on the $200 Pro plan first, TechCrunch reported.

Confirmed. Credit for the find goes to @M1Astra.

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