OpenAI says 'chat is dead' as it rebuilds ChatGPT into an agent superapp
OpenAI is merging ChatGPT, Codex, and partner integrations — Canva, Booking — into a superapp in the biggest overhaul since the 2022 launch, with CPO Thibault Sottiaux describing the target as a personal agent handling tasks across work and life. Codex's sixfold growth to 5 million weekly users since February, and business tools now at 40% of revenue targeted at 50% by year-end, mark this as product consolidation already underway — not a roadmap promise.
Source: the-decoder.com ↗
It will transcend the actual surface . . . what we're building towards is where you have your own personal agent that is capable of helping you . . . across everything in your life, be it personally or at work.
Thibault Sottiaux, Chief Product Officer, OpenAI
Why this matters
- → OpenAI abandoning conversational UI for autonomous task execution.
- → Consolidates coding, agents, and third-party apps into single product.
- → Signals industry shift from chatbots toward agentic AI systems.
Chat is dead
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