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“In 2025, we will release AI-powered tools that can handle sophisticated software engineering and AI agents that can handle real-world tasks like making doctor's appointments and helping to run a business. These agents will be super assistants who can collaborate with workers in every industry.”
Co-founder and CEO, OpenAI
Said May 8, 2025Deadline Dec 31, 2025Written testimony, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing 'Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation', May 8, 2025
OpenAI shipped both categories in 2025: Codex, a cloud-based software engineering agent, launched in May 2025 (broadened to Plus users in June), and Operator (January 2025) followed by ChatGPT agent (July 2025) performed real-world browsing/booking tasks. Reliability fell short of 'super assistant' framing, but the stated releases happened within the year.