OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Agent Mode 🔥

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

OpenAI just dropped ChatGPT Agent — a powerful AI that can control an entire computer and complete tasks on your behalf. Meanwhile, Netflix has used AI in one of its original shows for the first time.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Agent

• Netflix Uses Generative AI in a Show for the First Time

• AI Tutorial: How to turn a selfie into a LinkedIn headshot portrait using ChatGPT

• AI Tools to check out

• AI Findings/Resources

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

OPENAI

OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Agent

The company bills ChatGPT Agent as a tool that can complete work on your behalf using its own “virtual computer.”

Details:

• The new Agent mode is powered by a new, unnamed model that OpenAI developed specifically for this product.

• It combines OpenAI’s earlier “Operator” and “Deep Research” tools, with the ability to switch between a visual browser, text browser, terminal, and APIs — and adapt its tools based on the task.

• It scores high on benchmarks, achieving 41.6% on Humanity's Last Exam, more than double the performance of previous models.

• It can complete tasks such as generating editable presentations and slideshows, booking restaurant reservations, and running code. Users can also schedule tasks to recur automatically.

• Plus, with connectors, it can tap into Gmail, Google Drive, and more.

This launch pushes OpenAI ahead in the AI agent race against Google, Meta, and others. To use it, just select “Agent mode” and describe what you want done. It’s available now for Pro, Plus, and Team users, with Enterprise access coming later this summer.

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NETFLIX

Netflix Uses Generative AI in a Show for the First Time

Netflix has officially started using generative AI in its shows and films. The streaming giant revealed that AI helped create a key scene in the Argentine series El Eternauta (The Eternaut), cutting production time and costs significantly.

Details:

• Netflix used AI to create a building collapse scene in El Eternauta, completing it 10 times faster than traditional methods.

• AI is being used for pre-visualization, shot planning, and advanced visual effects, “to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper.”

• Netflix is also applying AI to personalization, search, and ads, with plans to launch interactive ads later this year.

This marks a major step in how AI is being integrated into mainstream entertainment. CEO Ted Sarandos sees the technology as a powerful tool, claiming that AI gives more opportunities and options to more creators: “It used to be that only big-budget projects would have access to advanced visual effects like de-aging.”

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AI Tutorial

How to turn a selfie into a LinkedIn headshot portrait using ChatGPT

The ChatGPT headshot photo trend is making a comeback — here's how you can try it yourself

1. Go to ChatGPT and upload a selfie.

2. Use this prompt:

“Using the attached selfie as an exact reference, generate high resolution professional headshot that preserves 100% of my facial features, including face shape, hair, skin tone and expression. Apply studio quality lighting and a soft neutral background and adjust my attire to formal professional wear ensuring the image exudes confidence and approachability for a LinkedIn profile.”

This prompt helps preserve your facial features and ensures minimal changes to your appearance.

AI Tools to check out

🎨 FlyAgt: AI image and video generation platform.

📊 Olive: Generate admin dashboards in minutes from a prompt.

🖥 NativeMind: It brings the latest AI models to your browser—powered by Ollama and fully local.

🎵 Voicss: An AI-powered audio editor to effortlessly create karaoke tracks, clean background music, and isolated vocal stems.

👨‍💻 VibeCode: An app that builds mobile apps.

AI Findings/Resources

👀 AI is killing the 5-year IT project

🗣 Humans are sounding more like ChatGPT, new study suggests

🧠 AI that can improve itself. A deep dive into self-improving AI and the Darwin-Gödel Machine

👉 Google study shows LLMs bow to pressure, changing answers when challenged

👀 Drones, AI and robot pickers: Meet the fully autonomous farm

The latest in AI and Tech

Suno launches v4.5+ update

AI music generator Suno’s latest update introduces three new features, which it calls “first-of-their-kind professional audio production tools”: “Add Vocals,” “Add Instrumentals,” and “Inspire,” which promises to create songs based on user-curated playlists.

Hume AI launches EVI 3

The new model can now mimic not only your voice, but also your speaking style and language.

AI will reshape jobs, not erase them, says Sam Altman

OpenAI’s CEO weighed in on the debate about AI’s impact on work, saying he mostly agrees with Jensen Huang’s position. He believes AI will transform jobs, not eliminate the need for human work. People will still crave meaning, creativity, and connection — and will continue evolving alongside new tools.

Anthropic can face class-action lawsuit from US authors

A California federal judge ruled that three authors suing the AI startup Anthropic for copyright infringement can represent writers nationwide whose books were allegedly pirated to train its AI system.

OpenAI to add payments checkout in ChatGPT

According to Reuters, consumers will soon be able to complete purchases directly on ChatGPT. OpenAI is partnering with Shopify and other brands to build the system and set commission rates, which merchants would pay when fulfilling orders through ChatGPT.

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