OpenAI launches Businesses in ChatGPT in beta, including Business Agents for companies to interact with users and a hub where companies can claim their profiles (Jay Peters/The Verge)
OpenAI has introduced a beta feature that brings business management directly into ChatGPT. The platform now offers specialized Business Agents that enable commercial entities to communicate directly with users. In addition, organizations can utilize a centralized hub designed specifically for claiming and managing company profiles. These tools collectively represent an expansion of ChatGPT's capabilities to foster interactions between enterprises and consumers.
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The platform is expanding its functional capabilities to facilitate direct interactions b…: The platform is expanding its functional capabilities to facilitate direct interactions between consumers and businesses.
Organizations now have official mechanisms available to claim and manage their platform p…: Organizations now have official mechanisms available to claim and manage their platform profiles directly.
Automated Business Agents provide enterprises with dedicated channels to engage with plat…: Automated Business Agents provide enterprises with dedicated channels to engage with platform users during beta testing.
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