EP 573: ChatGPT Agent Mode Overview: Real use cases and 3 worthwhile tips

In this episode of the Everyday AI Show, Jordan Wilson delves into ChatGPT's new agent mode, explaining how it differs from previous AI-powered workflows by enabling the AI to complete tasks in a virtual environment like a human intern. He discusses the broader AI agent landscape, including developments from Microsoft and Google, and cautions against relying too heavily on AI startups for enterprise solutions. Jordan provides a hands-on overview of ChatGPT's agent mode, highlighting its integration of operator and deep research capabilities, and shares real-life use cases such as creating executive dashboards, automating meeting prep, conducting vendor research, and enriching CRM data. He concludes with three tips for optimizing ChatGPT Agent Mode performance: actively engaging with the agent, leveraging the ChatGPT context window, and fine-tuning repetitive agent runs.