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ChatGPT Work vs Chat: What OpenAI's New Agent Mode Actually Adds, and Whether It Is Safe

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OpenAI announced ChatGPT Work on July 9, 2026, and has been iterating on it furiously ever since. It has a Chat tab and a Work tab sitting side by side, and the official documentation tells you Work is for tasks "with a clear outcome, such as a brief, deck, analysis, recurring update, workflow, or…

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  1. 2026-09-01 03:05 · DEV Community — AI
    ChatGPT Work vs Chat: What OpenAI's New Agent Mode Actually Adds, and Whether It Is Safe

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