From Cupcakes to Code: ChatGPT Agent Mode’s First Week of Triumphs and Trip-Ups

While ChatGPT has been answering questions and drafting emails for years, a week ago it sprouted a pair of hands. On July 17, 2025, OpenAI quietly rolled out ChatGPT Agent Mode, a version of the bot that can do things instead of just talk about them. In agent mode, the AI gets its own virtual […]